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“Newsom pick could shift balance in criminal cases on California Supreme Court”

December 26, 2025

Craig Anderson writes in an article to appear Monday in the Daily Journal, “Gov. Gavin Newsom’s choice to replace Justice Martin J. Jenkins on the state Supreme Court will either strengthen the majority that has resisted challenges to convictions and sentencing or provide support for Justice Goodwin H. Liu and Justice Kelli M. Evans, who have frequently dissented.”  (I’m quoted in the article.)

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