Posts Tagged ‘Goodwin Liu’Judges Should Voluntarily Cut PayThursday, August 11th, 2011 JOHN SEILER: The California Constitution protects reductions in judges' pay during their time in office to ensure they aren't punished for unpopular rulings from the bench. According to the Bee, "That means the six-figure pay of justices serving in all levels of the state's courts won't take a hi... Jerry Brown Picks His Kind of JudgeMonday, August 1st, 2011 August 1, 2011 Gov. Jerry Brown's decision to nominate UC Berkeley law professor Goodwin Liu to the California Supreme Court is a highly partisan poke in the eye at Republicans, given that GOP congressional criticisms led Liu, in May, to withdraw his name from contention for a slot on the 9th U.S... Goodwin Liu Mangles the ConstitutionThursday, July 28th, 2011 JULY 28, 2011 By JOHN SEILER Gov. Jerry Brown's Tuesday appointment of Goodwin Liu to the California Supreme Court will continue the state's lurch to the Left. Liu clearly believes in a highly activist judiciary for which the U.S. Constitution and the California Constitution are as malleable a... Jerry Appoints Radical to Top CourtWednesday, July 27th, 2011 John Seiler: Those working for the independence of South California will find more ammunition in Gov. Jerry Brown's pick for the state Supreme Court, Goodwin Liu. The appointee is a radical left-wing professor at U.C. Berkeley (where else?). Republicans themselves have a lot to answer for in t... |