Litigation

Judges in Transit

By Peter Hardin

• Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said he will select a “rule of law” justice to replace outgoing Justice Maura Corrigan, who will become head of the state Department of Human Services, the Detroit Free Press reported.
• Justice Carlos Moreno, the lone Democrat and only Hispanic on California’s Supreme Court, announced he will retire Feb. 28, giving new Gov. Jerry Brown a vacancy to fill, according to a San Francisco Chronicle article.

Full post as published by The Gavel on January 07, 2011 (boomark / email).