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Goodwin Liu
Justice, California Supreme Court
Background: After his admission to the bar, Liu clerked for Judge David Tatel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
At a glance
- Court
- California Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown (D) (September 1, 2011); retained by voters in a retention election on November 8, 2022
- Appointed by
- Gov. Jerry Brown (D)
- Appointment date
- September 1, 2011
- Took office
- September 1, 2011
- Current term ends
- January 8, 2035
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 8, 2022
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Strong Democrat (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: Stanford University, 1991
- Law: Yale Law School, 1998
- Graduate: Oxford University
- Prior offices
- Not listed
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Direct gubernatorial appointmentThe governor appoints justices without a required nominating commission; in some states another body must confirm the choice.
Summary of facts listed on Goodwin Liu’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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