Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California
Incumbent
Assumed office January 5, 2015
Appointed by
Jerry Brown
Preceded by
Joyce L. Kennard
Acting Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the United States
In office May 17, 2010 – June 9, 2011
President
Barack Obama
Preceded by
Neal Katyal
Succeeded by
Neal Katyal
Personal details
Born
Leondra Reid Kruger
(1976-07-28) July 28, 1976 (age 47) Glendale, California, U.S.[1]
Spouse
Brian Hauck
Children
2
Education
Harvard University (BA) Yale University (JD)
Leondra Reid Kruger (born July 28, 1976) is an American judge who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of California. A native of South Pasadena, California, she graduated from Harvard College and Yale Law School. Kruger then clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, and subsequently worked in private practice and as a professor. She served as acting Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the United States from 2010 to 2011, and worked in the Office of Legal Counsel. In 2014, California Governor Jerry Brown nominated Kruger to a seat on the Supreme Court of California. She was confirmed, and was sworn in on January 5, 2015.
Kruger was considered a potential nominee for the Supreme Court of the United States, following the announcement of Justice Stephen Breyer's intention to retire in 2022.[2][3]
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^Savage, David (April 2, 2020). "Biden says he'll put a black woman on Supreme Court. This California justice is a leading candidate". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
^Liptak, Adam (January 26, 2022). "Justice Leondra R. Kruger of the California Supreme Court is a possible nominee". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
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