Gavin Newsom, won unanimous confirmation Tuesday to the California Supreme Court, becoming its first openly gay member and the fifth Black justice in the court’s history. The State Bar of California issued a report finding Jenkins exceptionally well qualified, the association’s highest rating. Republican governors appointed him to state court positions, from the Alameda County Municipal Court to the 1st District San Francisco-based state Court of Appeal. Jenkins, a lifelong Democrat, also served on the federal trial bench in San Francisco after being appointed by President Clinton. Gen. Xavier Becerra and Justice J. Anthony Kline of the 1st District Court of Appeal.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 11, 2020 00:47 UTC