On Tuesday, California Governor Jerry Brown nominated Sacramento native Professor Goodwin Liu to become a California Supreme Court Justice. The Asian/Pacific Bar Association of Sacramento (ABAS) commends Governor Brown for this nomination. “ABAS is proud of Professor Liu’s numerous achievements and of Governor Brown’s commitment to diversity,” said ABAS President Grace Arupo. “ABAS is confident that he will be an excellent Justice on the California Supreme Court.”
Governor Brown has a long commitment to diversity on the judiciary. During his first Gubernatorial term from 1975 to 1983, Governor Brown appointed the first African American, the first female and first female Chief Justice, and the first Hispanic American to the California Supreme Court. Professor Liu is the first Asian Pacific American to be nominated to the California Supreme Court by Governor Brown.
Professor Liu is a tenured professor of law at the University of California Berkeley School of Law. He has taught there since 2003. Professor Liu was born in Georgia but was raised in Sacramento, where he attended local public schools. He received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University, was a Fulbright Scholar at Oxford University, and received his law degree from Yale University School of Law.
ABAS wholeheartedly supports Professor Liu and congratulates him on his nomination.