[NormsRevenge]

The seats are newly created, not replacements for retired or departed judges. Never before has a California governor been given such a chance to affect the composition of the state’s bench.

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You want to make a real effort to ensure a healthier state’s future for all, and not just illegals and the Rainbow folks and libs, here’s a prime chance, Gub.

It’s a FRee shot, even.

What will he do?

[Txsleuth]

I don’t predict a GOOD (R) outcome for this.

[Mojave]

What will he do?

I'd guess 25% Republican appointments, maximum.

[SamKeck]

In California, since the defeat of all of his reform measures at the ballot box in 2004, it has become obvious that our Arnold has decided to govern by consensus.

As per usual, our Governator will now consult the Democrat leaders of the California Senate and the California Assembly, intensely negotiate with them over the selection of the persons to fill those new judicial positions, and then he will go ahead and make the appointments that the Democrats told him that he was going to have to make in the first place.