Kelli Evans has been nominated as a California Supreme Court associate justice. If confirmed, she will be the first self-identified lesbian and second Black person to serve on the bench.
Photo: Office of Gov. Gavin Newsom. Kelli Evans has been nominated as a California Supreme Court associate justice. If confirmed, she will be the first self-identified lesbian and second Black person to serve on the bench.
Gov. Gavin Newsom made the announcement today. Evans’ nomination is the second time Newsom has selected someone from the LGBTQ+ community for the Supreme Court.
Martin J. Jenkins, a gay Black man, was nominated and confirmed as an associate justice in 2020. Kelli Evans Evans, a judge in Alameda County Superior Court, served as chief deputy legal affairs secretary in the governor’s office, where she helped shape California’s moratorium on capital punishment.
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