Cheryl Miller in The Recorder and Bob Egelko in the San Francisco Chronicle report that Supreme Court appointee Leondra Kruger has received the best rating — exceptionally well qualified — from the Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation (JNE), the State Bar body that is required to vet the governor’s nominees and appointees. Egelko states the rating “virtually guarantees her confirmation” at Monday’s hearing of the Commission on Judicial Appointments. Miller similarly writes that “JNE’s top rating and glowing endorsements portend an easy confirmation hearing.”
Governor Brown’s last two appointments to the court — Justice Goodwin Liu and Justice-elect Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar — also got the highest JNE rating before their unanimous confirmations.
