Gov. Jerry Brown (Democratic), 2018

• Judge, Santa Clara County Superior Court · 2012–2018
• Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of California · 2007–2012
• Attorney-Adviser, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice · 2009–2010
• Visiting Professor, Harvard Law School and University of California, Los Angeles School of Law · 2006
• Professor, Vanderbilt Law School · 2001–2007
• Law Clerk, Hon. John Paul Stevens, U.S. Supreme Court · 1998–1999
• Law Clerk, Hon. John T. Noonan, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · 1997–1998

• People v. Madruga (opens in a new tab)

  Sep 24, 2026 · Affirmed

  Held the legal right to kill animals for food does not cover another owner's animal without consent.

• Holtz v. Moreles (opens in a new tab)

  Sep 23, 2026 · Affirmed

  Upheld a county board's emergency declaration, reading “cases of emergency” by its ordinary meaning.

• People v. Scott (opens in a new tab)

  Jun 11, 2026 · Reversed

  Reversed a resentencing order and required a new public safety inquiry on remand.

• Governor Brown Appoints Two District Court of Appeal Justices (June 1, 2018) (opens in a new tab)
•  · Allison M. Danner | Sixth Appellate District (opens in a new tab)

Gov. Jerry Brown (Democratic), 2018

• Judge, Santa Clara County Superior Court · 2012–2018
• Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of California · 2007–2012
• Attorney-Adviser, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice · 2009–2010
• Visiting Professor, Harvard Law School and University of California, Los Angeles School of Law · 2006
• Professor, Vanderbilt Law School · 2001–2007
• Law Clerk, Hon. John Paul Stevens, U.S. Supreme Court · 1998–1999
• Law Clerk, Hon. John T. Noonan, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · 1997–1998

• People v. Madruga (opens in a new tab)

  Sep 24, 2026 · Affirmed

  Held the legal right to kill animals for food does not cover another owner's animal without consent.

• Holtz v. Moreles (opens in a new tab)

  Sep 23, 2026 · Affirmed

  Upheld a county board's emergency declaration, reading “cases of emergency” by its ordinary meaning.

• People v. Scott (opens in a new tab)

  Jun 11, 2026 · Reversed

  Reversed a resentencing order and required a new public safety inquiry on remand.

• Governor Brown Appoints Two District Court of Appeal Justices (June 1, 2018) (opens in a new tab)
•  · Allison M. Danner | Sixth Appellate District (opens in a new tab)