(l-r) Presiding Justice Gonzalo Martinez of California’s Second District Court of Appeal, Justice Natalie Stone of the Second District Court of Appeal and Justice Tara Desautels of the First District Court of Appeal. Courtesy photos
California’s Commission on Judicial Appointments on Tuesday confirmed two new appellate justices and approved the elevation of a third as Gov. Gavin Newsom continues to stock the courts of appeal.
Associate Justice Gonzalo Martinez, confirmed to the Second District Court of Appeal’s Division Seven less than a year ago, will now serve as that division’s presiding justice. It’s the latest stop for Martinez in a fast-rising career that has included stints as a partner in the appellate and Supreme Court practice group at Squire Patton Boggs, a deputy solicitor general in the California Attorney General’s Office and judicial appointments secretary for Newsom.
