The California Supreme Court's chief justice said Wednesday that she will not seek a second 12-year term in November and will conclude her term of office January 1.
SACRAMENTO -- The California Supreme Court's chief justice said Wednesday that she will not seek a second 12-year term in November and will conclude her current term of office on January 1.
It could be the largest crowd of justices on any one ballot in more than three decades, according to David Ettinger, an appellate lawyer who writes a blog about the California Supreme Court. Cantil-Sakauye is one of two remaining justices appointed by a Republican. Schwarzenegger also appointed Associate Justice Carol Corrigan.
By the time the council lifted the order months later, it had reduced jail populations by more than 20,000 suspects. But the council allowed individual counties to keep $0 bail as they saw fit, and some law enforcement officials faulted the practice for contributing to a surge in organized shoplifting, including mass smash-and-grab assaults on stores.
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