Brown has asked the State Bar’s Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation to vet San Francisco Superior Court Judge Marla Miller, Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge Diana Becton and ACLU staff attorney Linda Lye for openings on the San Francisco–based appellate court.
Therese Stewart of the San Francisco city attorney’s office is also being evaluated by the commission. Submission of a name to the commission usually indicates serious interest on the governor’s part, though there are now only two vacancies on the First District, and other prominent judges and attorneys are said to have expressed interest.
