This is great news for the republicans. The anti-gay marriage backlash will continue to push more and more of them into office just as it did in the last election. I also can't think of a better issue for getting minorities to vote for republicans.
Maybe not. It appears the judge was appointed by Republican Governor Pete Wilson. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/03/14/state/n162642S50.DTL