After an uncontroversial hearing at which she was highly lauded by former colleagues and the JNE Commission, Leondra Kruger was confirmed as the 115th justice of the Supreme Court by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. The Commission members — Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Attorney General Kamala Harris, and Court of Appeal Presiding Justice Joan Dempsey Klein — voted unanimously in favor of Kruger.
Kruger praised Justice Klein, who is retiring soon after more than 50 years of judicial service, and Justice Joyce Kennard, whose seat she is assuming. In her testimony, Kruger said that she is aware that cases have “real and sometimes profound practical consequences.”
[Video of the confirmation hearing is now available.]
