Second Appellate District

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May 18, 2026

Commission to Consider Appointment to the 2nd District Court of Appeal

The Commission on Judicial Appointments will hold a public hearing in San Francisco on Friday, May 22, 2026, beginning at 9:30 a.m. to consider Governor Gavin Newsom's appointment of Judge Stephen Goorvitch as Associate Justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Two.

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