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At the Lectern

New chief justice, new associate justice [Updated x 3]

January 2, 2023

Patricia Guerrero has been sworn in as California’s 29th chief justice, and Kelli Evans has taken the oath of office to become the 120th Supreme Court justice. (See here.)

[Update: Sacramento Bee coverage with video is here.]

[January 3 update: More about the ceremony from Cheryl Miller in The Recorder and Malcolm Maclachlan in the Daily Journal.]

[Second January 3 update: Full video is here.]

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