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Carol Corrigan
Justice, California Supreme Court
Background: She also served as a senior district attorney in Alameda County from 1985 to 1987, and as a deputy district attorney in Alameda County from 1975 to 1985.
At a glance
- Court
- California Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) (2005); retained by voters in a retention election on November 6, 2018
- Appointed by
- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R)
- Appointment date
- 2005
- Took office
- 2006
- Current term ends
- January 5, 2031
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 6, 2018
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Indeterminate (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: Holy Names College, 1970
- Law: University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 1975
- Graduate: St. Louis University
- Prior offices
- Not listed
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Direct gubernatorial appointmentThe governor appoints justices without a required nominating commission; in some states another body must confirm the choice.
Summary of facts listed on Carol Corrigan’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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