Gov. Jerry Brown (Democratic), 2018

• Judge, Los Angeles County Superior Court · 2002–2018
• Policy consultant, Federal Trade Commission · 2001
• Special master, U.S. District Court, Central District of California · 2000–2001
• Visiting professor, Harvard Law School · 1998
• Teacher, Federal Judicial Center · 1995–2008
• Examiner, Commission on Judicial Performance, and of counsel, Mayer Brown · 1995–1999
• Counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary · 1993
• Assistant U.S. Attorney, Central District of California · 1990–1994
• Professor, UCLA School of Law · 1983–2005
• Law clerk to Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr., U.S. Supreme Court · 1981–1982
• Law clerk to Judge Frank M. Coffin, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit · 1980–1981

• Smith v. Burbank Unified School Dist. (opens in a new tab)

  Oct 7, 2026 · Affirmed

  Upheld a district's unpaid leave for teachers who refused a COVID vaccine for religious reasons.

• A.S. v. Los Angeles Unified School Dist. (opens in a new tab)

  Sep 22, 2026 · Affirmed

  Held a school district broke state law by rejecting job applicants over cleared misdemeanor records.

• Buchheim v. Anaya (opens in a new tab)

  Aug 25, 2026 · Affirmed

  Upheld judgment for borrowers after undisputed evidence showed they had repaid the loan.

• Governor Brown Appoints Four Court of Appeal Justices (Nov. 27, 2018) (opens in a new tab)
•  · Profile of John Shepard Wiley Jr., Associate Justice, Division Eight (California Courts) (opens in a new tab)

Gov. Jerry Brown (Democratic), 2018

• Judge, Los Angeles County Superior Court · 2002–2018
• Policy consultant, Federal Trade Commission · 2001
• Special master, U.S. District Court, Central District of California · 2000–2001
• Visiting professor, Harvard Law School · 1998
• Teacher, Federal Judicial Center · 1995–2008
• Examiner, Commission on Judicial Performance, and of counsel, Mayer Brown · 1995–1999
• Counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary · 1993
• Assistant U.S. Attorney, Central District of California · 1990–1994
• Professor, UCLA School of Law · 1983–2005
• Law clerk to Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr., U.S. Supreme Court · 1981–1982
• Law clerk to Judge Frank M. Coffin, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit · 1980–1981

• Smith v. Burbank Unified School Dist. (opens in a new tab)

  Oct 7, 2026 · Affirmed

  Upheld a district's unpaid leave for teachers who refused a COVID vaccine for religious reasons.

• A.S. v. Los Angeles Unified School Dist. (opens in a new tab)

  Sep 22, 2026 · Affirmed

  Held a school district broke state law by rejecting job applicants over cleared misdemeanor records.

• Buchheim v. Anaya (opens in a new tab)

  Aug 25, 2026 · Affirmed

  Upheld judgment for borrowers after undisputed evidence showed they had repaid the loan.

• Governor Brown Appoints Four Court of Appeal Justices (Nov. 27, 2018) (opens in a new tab)
•  · Profile of John Shepard Wiley Jr., Associate Justice, Division Eight (California Courts) (opens in a new tab)