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Joshua Groban
Justice, California Supreme Court
Background: Groban clerked for the Hon. William Conner of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York from 1998 to 1999, and from 1999 to 2005 he was an attorney with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison LLP.
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) (2018)
- Appointed by
- Gov. Jerry Brown (D)
- Appointment date
- 2018
- Took office
- December 21, 2018
- Current term ends
- January 4, 2027
- Next election or retention vote
- November 3, 2026 (retention election)
- 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
- Law: Harvard Law School
- 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 Joshua Groban’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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