Judges and Judiciary,
Government,
California Supreme Court
Jan. 16, 2020
Justice Ming Chin to retire from state high court, leaving vacancy for Newsom to fill
California Supreme Court Justice Ming W. Chin announced his retirement Wednesday, and will conclude a 24-year tenure this summer while giving Gov. Gavin Newsom his first opportunity to help reshape the state's highest court.
California Supreme Court Justice Ming W. Chin announced his retirement Wednesday and will conclude a 24-year tenure this summer while giving Gov. Gavin Newsom his first opportunity to reshape the state’s highest court.
He will leave the bench on Aug. 31, his 78th birthday.
A 1996 appointee of Gov. Pete Wilson and the court’s first Chinese-American justice, the former Alameda County prosecutor is us...
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