Inyo County
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Superior Court judges in this pack, plus statewide Supreme and District 4 Court of Appeal retention justices.
Superior Court (2)
- MisalignedOut of touch on the basics
Susanne M. Rizo (Inyo County)
Why: CJP Public Admonishment (2025) — CJP public admonishment (Oct 29, 2025) of Inyo County Superior Court Judge Susanne Rizo for failing to…
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Stephen M. Place (Inyo County)
Why: Inyo Superior roster Soft from official court home HTML (Judge Soft-stated; Susanne M. Rizo Soft-matched existing)…
Court of Appeal — District 4 (15)
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Corey G. Lee (Court of Appeal, District 4)
Why: Mixed / insufficient case-vote depth for A or F. Appointing-era signal: Newsom-era Court of Appeal elevation on 2026 SOS retention list…
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David M. Rubin (Court of Appeal, District 4)
Why: Mixed / insufficient case-vote depth for A or F. Appointing-era signal: Newsom-era Court of Appeal elevation on 2026 SOS retention list…
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Deborah C. Servino (Court of Appeal, District 4)
Why: Mixed / insufficient case-vote depth for A or F. Appointing-era signal: Newsom-era Court of Appeal elevation on 2026 SOS retention list…
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Eran M. Bermudez (Court of Appeal, District 4)
Why: Mixed / insufficient case-vote depth for A or F. Appointing-era signal: Newsom-era Court of Appeal elevation on 2026 SOS retention list…
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Joanne Motoike (Court of Appeal, District 4)
Why: Thin for A or F: Authored Szewczyk v. OCERS (G065386). Stay C. No CJP public discipline attached. Appointing-era signal alone does not…
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Jose S. Castillo (Court of Appeal, District 4)
Why: Thin for A or F: Authored People v. Hawthorn (D085679) and In re Moore (D086215). Mixed — stay C. No CJP public discipline attached.…
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Julia C. Kelety (Court of Appeal, District 4)
Why: Mixed / insufficient case-vote depth for A or F. Appointing-era signal: Newsom-era Court of Appeal elevation on 2026 SOS retention list…
- AlignedCommon-sense record
Juliet O. Macaulay (Court of Appeal, District 4)
Why: Published case vote pattern: joined/authored affirmance limiting expansive resentencing or affirming criminal judgment (People v. Cruz,…
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Lisa Rodriguez (Court of Appeal, District 4)
Why: Mixed / insufficient case-vote depth for A or F. Appointing-era signal: Newsom-era Court of Appeal elevation on 2026 SOS retention list…
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Martha K. Gooding (Court of Appeal, District 4)
Why: Mixed / insufficient case-vote depth for A or F. Appointing-era signal: Newsom-era Court of Appeal elevation on 2026 SOS retention list…
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Michael J. Raphael (Court of Appeal, District 4)
Why: Mixed / insufficient case-vote depth for A or F. Appointing-era signal: Newsom-era Court of Appeal elevation on 2026 SOS retention list…
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Nathan R. Scott (Court of Appeal, District 4)
Why: Thin for A or F: authored published opinion reversing for historic-preservation petitioners (Laguna Beach Historic Preservation Coalition,…
- AlignedCommon-sense record
Thomas A. Delaney (Court of Appeal, District 4)
Why: Published case vote pattern: joined/authored affirmance limiting expansive resentencing or affirming criminal judgment (People v. Cruz,…
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Truc T. Do (Court of Appeal, District 4)
Why: Mixed / insufficient case-vote depth for A or F. Appointing-era signal: Newsom-era Court of Appeal elevation on 2026 SOS retention list…
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William S. Dato (Court of Appeal, District 4)
Why: Mixed / insufficient case-vote depth for A or F. Appointing-era signal: Newsom-era Court of Appeal elevation on 2026 SOS retention list…
Supreme Court (statewide) (2)
- MisalignedOut of touch on the basics
Joshua Groban (California Supreme Court)
Why: Out-of-touch / progressive-bench signal under FairPAC rubric: Appointed to California Supreme Court by Governor Gavin Newsom (2018). Prior…
- MisalignedOut of touch on the basics
Kelli M. Evans (California Supreme Court)
Why: Out-of-touch / progressive-bench signal under FairPAC rubric: Appointed to California Supreme Court by Governor Gavin Newsom (2022). Prior…