Region IX Helps Confirm More Than 90 Black Judges to Federal and State Benches
More than 90 Region IX members were confirmed as federal and state trial judges, appellate judges and justices, and State Supreme Court justices as a direct result of vetting and lobbying efforts by Region IX.
78 of those Black judges have been confirmed in California. Additional judges were confirmed in other Region IX states.
Governor Newsom’s California Appointments
The list below documents the 78 African American judges appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to California courts, chronologically from October 25, 2019 to May 3, 2024.
Appointments by Year
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2021 | 17 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2023 | 19 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| Total | 78 |
Gender
| Women | 48 |
| Men | 30 |
| Name | Court | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Tricia J. Taylor | Los Angeles | 10/25/2019 |
| Terrie E. Roberts | San Diego | 10/25/2019 |
| Teri L. Jackson | 1st DCA | 11/19/2019 |
| Joscelyn Jones | Alameda | 04/28/2020 |
| Lisa R. Washington | Los Angeles | 04/28/2020 |
| John C. Weller | Los Angeles | 04/28/2020 |
| Carlton G. Davis | Sacramento | 04/28/2020 |
| Deborah D. Lobre | Sacramento | 08/28/2020 |
| Martin Jenkins | California Supreme Court | 10/05/2020 |
| Carla L. Garrett | Los Angeles | 11/13/2020 |
| Lee L. Gabriel | Orange | 11/13/2020 |
| Kristi E. Hester | Riverside | 11/13/2020 |
| Murlene J. Randle | San Francisco | 11/13/2020 |
| Victor N. Pippins | San Diego | 12/08/2020 |
| Ryan I. Wells | Fresno | 03/25/2021 |
| Lowynn Y. Young | Los Angeles | 03/25/2021 |
| Dena M. Coggins | Sacramento | 03/25/2021 |
| Marcus L. Mumford | Stanislaus | 03/25/2021 |
| Patrick J. Smalling | San Joaquin | 04/01/2021 |
| Teri L. Jackson | 1st DCA, Presiding Judge | 07/09/2021 |
| Charles E. Wilson II | 6th DCA | 07/09/2021 |
| Kelli M. Evans | Alameda | 07/09/2021 |
| Michelle L. Kazadi | Los Angeles | 07/09/2021 |
| Euketa L. Oliver | San Diego | 07/09/2021 |
| Chinhayi C. Cadet | San Mateo | 07/09/2021 |
| Reginald L. Neal | Los Angeles | 09/03/2021 |
| Tara L. Newman | Los Angeles | 09/03/2021 |
| Janice M. Williams | Solano | 09/03/2021 |
| Donald A. Buddle Jr. | Los Angeles | 11/29/2021 |
| Andre K. Campbell | Sacramento | 11/29/2021 |
| Allison M. Williams | Sacramento | 11/29/2021 |
| Mark A. Davis | Los Angeles | 03/14/2022 |
| Sherry M. Thompson-Taylor | San Diego | 03/14/2022 |
| Patrick S. Thompson | San Francisco | 03/14/2022 |
| Joni I. Sinclair | San Bernardino | 05/02/2022 |
| Juliet O. Macaulay | Orange | 06/03/2022 |
| Charles E. Bell Jr. | San Diego | 06/03/2022 |
| Stacy E. Boulware Eurie | 3rd DCA | 07/01/2022 |
| Joshlyn R. Pulliam | Riverside | 07/01/2022 |
| Pamela Dansby | Los Angeles | 08/08/2022 |
| Christian Towns | San Bernardino | 08/08/2022 |
| Danielle Dunham-Ramirez | San Joaquin | 08/08/2022 |
| Kelli Evans | California Supreme Court | 08/10/2022 |
| Veronica Rios Reddick | Alameda | 10/07/2022 |
| Ayana Young | Contra Costa | 10/07/2022 |
| Lauren Lofton | Los Angeles | 10/07/2022 |
| Gary Polk | Riverside | 10/07/2022 |
| Denise M. Hippach | Santa Barbara | 10/07/2022 |
| Amyra Cobb-Hampton | Solano | 11/07/2022 |
| Toni Mims-Cochran | Alameda | 12/23/2022 |
| Rasheed Alexander | San Bernardino | 12/23/2022 |
| Jason Armand | Riverside | 01/31/2023 |
| Rashida Adams | 2nd DCA | 02/17/2023 |
| Charlie Hill Jr. | San Bernardino | 02/17/2023 |
| Stephanie Davis | Los Angeles | 03/30/2023 |
| Lynette Gridiron Winston | Los Angeles | 05/19/2023 |
| David Wasserman | Los Angeles | 05/19/2023 |
| Ram Fletcher | Santa Clara | 05/19/2023 |
| Michelle Graves | Los Angeles | 06/27/2023 |
| Justin Glenn-Leistikow | Orange | 06/27/2023 |
| Tanya Richard | Kern | 07/28/2023 |
| Michael Wilson | Los Angeles | 07/28/2023 |
| Brian Waite | Orange | 08/18/2023 |
| Bradley King Jr. | Kern | 10/05/2023 |
| Kimberly Parker | Santa Clara | 10/05/2023 |
| Danna Nicholas | San Diego | 10/18/2023 |
| Monique Langhorne Wilson | 1st DCA | 12/07/2023 |
| Melissa O'Connell | Contra Costa | 12/07/2023 |
| Kelly Boyer | Los Angeles | 12/07/2023 |
| Stephanie Dixon | Los Angeles | 12/07/2023 |
| Brian Caruth | Alameda | 01/29/2024 |
| Elizabeth L. Riles | Alameda | 01/29/2024 |
| Paris G. Lewis | Los Angeles | 01/29/2024 |
| Scott P. Williams | Riverside | 01/29/2024 |
| Nichelle Holmes | Contra Costa | 03/12/2024 |
| Arthur Hester | Riverside | 03/26/2024 |
| Jerome Price Jr. | Sacramento | 03/26/2024 |
| Michael Risher | Alameda | 05/03/2024 |
DCA = District Court of Appeal. Source: BHF Special Report, June 7, 2024, Newsom African American Judicial Appointments Chronological Through May 31, 2024.