These three sound like they all have good pedigree.
Given Arnold's recent history, I'm a little surprised he hasn't thrown a few liberal Democrat judges into the running.
The governor was expected to submit one or two more names to the commission, according to the Chronicle's "highly placed" source.
A few other names already submitted, and one or two more to be submitted. Hmmm...
So, the three profiled here represent less than half of the list. I wonder why they chose to leak only these three.
Morrison C. England, Jr.
Biography
Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. was appointed by Governor Pete Wilson as a Sacramento Municipal Court Judge on August 7, 1996. He was elevated by Governor Wilson to the Sacramento Superior Court on August 22, 1997. His current assignment is in a General Trial Court, which handles both criminal and civil matters. This assignment also includes the Accelerated Civil Trial (ACT) Program. In addition to his courtroom duties, Judge England is the chair of the Sacramento Superior Court Technology Committee and is a member of the Sacramento Superior Court’s Executive Committee.
Before coming to the Sacramento Court, he was a partner with the firm of Quattrin, Johnson, Campora & England. Judge England attended McClatchy High School and Sacramento City College and graduated from the University of Pacific in 1976 with a BA in Pre-Law. In 1976 he began a career as a football coach at California State University, Fullerton. In 1978 he became Assistant Football Coach at California State University, Sacramento. He later began law school at McGeorge School of Law where he graduated with a JD in 1983. He passed the California bar in 1983 and became a partner in the law firm of Quattrin, Clemons & England. His first involvement as a bench officer was in 1991, when he began working as a judge pro tem at the Sacramento County Juvenile Court.
Judge England is in the third year of a three year term as a member of the Executive Board of the California Judge’s Association as the representative for Sacramento and San Joaquin counties. He is currently serving as Vice President of the California Judges Association for the 2001-2002 term. He is also a Master of the Bench (Emeritus) for the Anthony M. Kennedy Inn of Court, McGeorge School of Law. Judge England has been active in judicial education for the judges in the state of California. He has been an instructor for new judge orientation, advanced criminal procedure and most recently, was an instructor in criminal voir dire at the California Judicial College.
Judge England’s involvement in community activities has included service on the Board for the Leukemia Society, the Child Abuse Prevention Council of Sacramento, as a regent for Christian Brothers High School, and as a coach for the Sacramento Sheriff’s Team in the annual Pig Bowl charity football game.
Judge England has been a member of the Judge Advocate General’s Corp for the United States Army Reserve since 1988. He currently holds the rank of Major and is a Senior Defense Counsel for the 22nd Legal Support Organization.
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Carol A. Corrigan
Associate Justice
Judicial and Professional Positions: Associate Justice, 1994 - Present (Appointed 1994; confirmed by voters, 1994). Judge, Alameda County Superior Court 1991-1994 (Appointed 1991; elected by voters. 1992). Judge, Oakland, Emeryville Piedmont Judicial District 1987-1991 (Appointed, 1987; elected by voters, 1988). Senior Deputy District Attorney, Alameda County 1985-1987; Deputy District Attorney, same county, 1975-1985.
Professional Activities: California Judicial Council, 1997-present. Judicial Council Task Force on Jury Instructions, 1997-present (Chair). Commission on Future of California’s Courts 1991-1994. Center for Judicial Education & Research, Governing Board, 1994-1997. President’s Commission on Organized Crime, 1983-1986. Special Consultant, President’s Task Force on Victims of Violent Crime, 1982. Adjunct Professor of Law: U.C. Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, 1984-1987, 1990-1994; U.C. Hastings College of Law, 1981-1987, 1989; University of San Francisco School of Law, 1988-1990; University of Puget Sound School of Law, 1981. Faculty: California Judicial College, 1988-present; Continuing Judicial Studies Programs, 1989-present; National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1981-present (Distinguished Faculty Award, 1997).
Community Involvement: Board of Directors: Holy Names College 1988-present (Chair, 1990-present); Saint Vincent’s Day Home, 1982-present (Chair, 1991-present); Goodwill Industries of the Greater East Bay, 1985-1989.
Education: B.A., magna cum laude, Holy Names College, 1970 (Student Body President, Founder’s Medal). J.D., Univ. of California, Hastings College of the Law, 1975 (Law Journal, Note and Comment Editor). Doctoral program, Clinical Psychology, Saint Louis University, 1970-1972.
Personal: Born: August 16, 1948, Stockton, California.
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Vance W. Raye, Associate Justice
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Third District
BAR ADMISSION: Admitted to California Bar in 1974
EDUCATION: Juris Doctor, University of Oklahoma College of Law, 1970. Bachelor of Arts, University of Oklahoma, 1967.
PROFESSIONAL LEGAL BACKGROUND: Captain, United States Air Force, Judge Advocate General 1970-1974. Prosecuted and defended criminal cases. Served as liaison to the United States Attorney on civil litigation involving Beale Air Force Base. Ended military career as Chief of Military Justice (chief prosecutor) Beale AFB, California; Deputy Attorney General, 1974-1980; Senior Assistant Attorney General, 1980-1983, California Attorney General's Office. Deputy Legislative Secretary (1983) and Legal Affairs Secretary (legal counsel) to Governor George Deukmejian, 1983-1989.
JUDICIAL BACKGROUND: Judge, Sacramento Superior Court, 1989-1991; served as Supervising Judge, Family Law. Nominated to serve as Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, and confirmed by Commission on Judicial Appointments. Elected by voters to term commencing January 1991.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES/ASSOCIATIONS/AFFILIATIONS: Chairman of Staff Advisory Council of National Governors Association Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety (1988) ; California Council on Criminal Justice Gang Violence Task Force; Task Force on Victim Restitution (1989) ; Chairman, Judicial Council Committee on Family Law (1992-1993); Executive Committee, California Judicial Council Commission on the Future of the Courts/Chair, Family Relations Committee (1993); Member, American Bar Association Criminal Justice Standards Committee; California Judicial Council Appellate Courts Advisory Committee/Chair, Legislative Subcommittee; Vice-Chair, California Commission on Judicial Performance. Member, California Judges Association; Member, Wiley Manuel Bar Association; Master of the Bench, Milton Schwartz Inn of Court, University of California, Davis Law School; University of California, Davis Medical School Leadership Council.
EDUCATIONAL/PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND AWARDS: Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society; University of Oklahoma President's Leadership Award; Air Force Commendation Medal.
PROFESSIONAL TEACHING/EDUCATONAL ACTIVITIES: Co-author, "California Civil Practice, Family Law Litigation" (Bancroft-Whitney Co.); Contributor, "California Public Contract Law" (California Public Contract Project); Professor of Law, Lincoln Law School; Instructor/Panelist, California Center for Judicial Education and Research and State Bar of California Continuing Education of the Bar; Participant, New York University Law School Appellate Institute, University of Kansas Law and Organizational Economics Center, George Mason University Law School Law and Economics Center.
PERSONAL: Married to Sandra Raye. Adult daughter. Interests: Tennis, computers, gardening.