Carlos Roberto Moreno (born November 4, 1948) is an Mexican-American jurist. He is currently an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California. Moreno was considered to be a leading candidate to replace retiring Justice David Souter on the U.S. Supreme Court.
When he was sworn in as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California in 2001, Justice Carlos Moreno chose to relinquish his lifetime seat on the U.S. District Court where he...
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Carlos Roberto Moreno (born November 4, 1948) is an Mexican-American jurist. He is currently an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California. Moreno was considered to be a leading candidate to replace retiring Justice David Souter on the U.S. Supreme Court.
When he was sworn in as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California in 2001, Justice Carlos Moreno chose to relinquish his lifetime seat on the U.S. District Court where he had presided over a broad range of complex civil and criminal matters since his appointment in 1998 by President Bill Clinton. On the state's highest court, he has the opportunity to "really address critical cutting-edge issues involving social policy," and his service allows him to contribute to "decisions about what direction the law is going to take."
As an Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court, Justice Moreno reviews on appeal a wide range of civil and criminal cases, which have substantial state and federal constitutional...
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