Patricia Guerrero

Patricia Guerrero
29th Chief Justice of California
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2, 2023
Appointed by	Gavin Newsom
Preceded by	Tani Cantil-Sakauye
Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court
In office March 28, 2022 – January 1, 2023
Appointed by	Gavin Newsom
Preceded by	Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar
Succeeded by	Kelli Evans
Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate District Division One
In office December 14, 2017 – March 27, 2022
Appointed by	Jerry Brown
Preceded by	Alex McDonald
Succeeded by	Julia C. Kelety
Judge of the San Diego County Superior Court
In office May 21, 2013 – December 13, 2017
Appointed by	Jerry Brown
Preceded by	Gonzalo P. Curiel
Succeeded by	William Wood
Personal details
Born	(1971-12-07) December 7, 1971 (age 53) California, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	University of California, Berkeley (BA) Stanford University (JD)

Patricia Guerrero (born December 7, 1971)^[1][2] is an American judge who is the 29th chief justice of California and served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of California from March 2022 through December 2022. Guerrero was previously an associate justice of the California Court of Appeal for the Fourth District, Division One from 2017 to 2022, a judge on the San Diego County Superior Court from 2013 to 2017 and an assistant U.S. attorney in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California from 2002 to 2003. On August 10, 2022, Guerrero was nominated to the position of chief justice of California by Governor Gavin Newsom. She is a Democrat.^[3]