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Retirement of Justice Moreno

Well this is certainly unexpected.  He's not exactly hiding the ball that he's jumping ship to pursue more lucrative opportunities in the private sector.  While it's not my place to opine on what is a very personal decision, I am a bit disappointed that Justice Moreno did not stay on for a year or two longer.  Even during the tenure of Chief Justice George, Moreno was very influential in moderating the conservative tinge of the Court.  I think his influence would have grown under the tenure of Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye (i.e., I think she's even more of a moderate than George, so much more likely to be persuaded by someone as effective as Moreno). 

On the bright side, this gives Gov. Brown the chance to replace Justice Moreno, who is from that other school across the Bay, with a Boaltie. 

Full post as published by Nuts & Boalts on January 07, 2011 (boomark / email).