California Supreme Court
Career Highlights: Confirmed to State Supreme Court, November 2022, appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom; appointed to Alameda Superior Court by Gov. Gavin Newsom, July 2021. chief deputy legal affairs secretary for Gov. Newsom, 2020-2021; deputy legal affairs secretary for Gov. Newsom, 2019-2020; special assistant to the Attorney General, 2017-2019; senior director for administration of justice, State Bar, 2014-2017; associate director, ACLU of Northern California, 2010-2013; partner, Independent Assessment & Monitoring LLP, 2006-2010; attorney, ACLU of Northern California, 1995-1998
Law School: UC Davis Law School
Career Highlights: Confirmed to State Supreme Court, November 2022, appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom; appointed to Alameda Superior Court by Gov. Gavin Newsom, July 2021. chief deputy legal affairs secretary for Gov. Newsom, 2020-2021; deputy legal affairs secretary for Gov. Newsom, 2019-2020; special assistant to the Attorney General, 2017-2019; senior director for administration of justice, State Bar, 2014-2017; associate director, ACLU of Northern California, 2010-2013; partner, Independent Assessment & Monitoring LLP, 2006-2010; attorney, ACLU of Northern California, 1995-1998
Law School: UC Davis Law School
Courtesy of California Supreme Court
California Supreme Court Justice Kelli M. Evans has emerged as one of the court's most persistent dissenters, pressing her colleagues to take a broader view of racial discrimination, criminal sentencing and the remedies available under state law.
Nearly four years after joining the high court with little judicial experience, Evans has established a distinctive voice, particularly in criminal cases involving the Racial Justice Act and juvenile and youthful offenders.... (continued)
