← California Supreme Court · California overview
Patricia Guerrero Chief Justice
Chief Justice, California Supreme Court
Background: Guerrero received her B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley and her J.D. from Stanford Law School.
At a glance
- Court
- California Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Chief Justice
- Chief justice
- Yes
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D); retained by voters in a retention election on November 8, 2022
- Appointed by
- Gov. Gavin Newsom (D)
- Appointment date
- Not listed
- Took office
- January 2, 2023
- Current term ends
- January 8, 2035
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 8, 2022
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Not listed
- Education
- Bachelor's: University of California, Berkeley
- Law: Stanford Law School
- Prior offices
- California Supreme Court (2022 - 2023)
- California 4th District Court of Appeal Division 1 (2017 - 2022)
- Superior Court of San Diego County (2013 - 2017)
- 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 Patricia Guerrero’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.
No public decision data available for this court.