SAN FRANCISCO — Ronald George’s surprise announcement last week that he would step down as chief justice in January quickly prompted questions about who might succeed him as leader of the Supreme Court and California’s judicial branch. Here are eight individuals thought to have a reasonable shot:

CAROL CORRIGAN

Carol Corrigan joined the California Supreme Court in January 2006, put there by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. And that in itself could give her a leg up on being named chief justice, legal sources say.

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