Goodness, this was fast.
Recall that Goodwin Liu's appointment to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was stopped by the Republicans by blocking a floor vote in the U.S. Senate. He withdrew his name from consideration on May 25, 2011.
Two months later in July, California Gov. Jerry Brown nominated Liu to a vacancy on the seven-member CA Supreme Court (the vacancy created by a Justice who retired back in February)
The Commission on Judicial Nominees vetted Liu as "exceptionally well qualified."
Liu's confirmation hearing took place yesterday before the three-member Commission on Judicial Appointments. Several witnesses spoke for his conformation, no one spoke against. They then voted 3-0 to approve Liu's nomination.
Today Sept. 1, 2011, Goodwin Liu was sworn in to the California Supreme Court by Gov. Jerry Brown.
In a ceremony in the Capitol rotunda, Liu recalled field trips to the Capitol when he was a boy and Brown was governor before.
"I stood in this rotunda many times, perhaps even on days, Governor, when you were hard at work just a few paces away," Liu said. "But I never imagined that our paths would cross quite like this."
He called his appointment the "opportunity of a lifetime."
Liu's swearing-in came one month after Brown nominated him to the high court and less than 24 hours after the state Commission on Judicial Appointments unanimously confirmed his appointment.
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