Leondra Kruger

Leondra Kruger
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California
Incumbent
Assumed office January 5, 2015
Appointed by	Jerry Brown
Preceded by	Joyce L. Kennard
Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the United States Acting
In office May 17, 2010 – June 9, 2011
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Neal Katyal
Succeeded by	Neal Katyal
Personal details
Born	(1976-07-28) July 28, 1976 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Harvard University (A.B.) Yale Law School (J.D.)

Leondra Reid Kruger (born July 28, 1976) is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California, the court's youngest appointee;^[1] and a former Obama administration official.

Early life and education

Born in the Los Angeles area,^[2] Kruger grew up in South Pasadena, California and is the daughter of two pediatricians. She attended Polytechnic School in Pasadena, California.^[3] She then earned degrees from Harvard University and Yale Law School.^[4] In the summer of 1999, she interned at the United States attorney's office in Los Angeles. In 2000, she worked as a summer associate at Munger, Tolles & Olson.^[5]

Professional career

Kruger worked as an associate at the Jenner & Block law firm from 2001 until 2002. She then worked as a law clerk for Judge David Tatel on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 2002 until 2003. Kruger then clerked for Justice John Paul Stevens from 2003 until 2004.^[6][7]

From 2004 until 2006, Kruger was an associate at WilmerHale's predecessor, Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Door. She then was a visiting assistant professor in 2007 at the University of Chicago Law School.

From 2007 until 2013, Kruger was an assistant to the United States Solicitor General and the acting principal deputy solicitor general.^[8]

In 2013, Kruger became a deputy assistant attorney general at the United States Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel.^[9]

On November 24, 2014, California Gov. Jerry Brown announced that he is appointing Kruger to the California Supreme Court.^[10] She was confirmed on December 29, 2014 and would replace Justice Joyce L. Kennard.^[11] She was sworn in on January 5, 2015.^[12]

References

Current statewide elected officials and legislative leaders of California U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein Barbara Boxer State government Jerry Brown, Governor Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor Kamala Harris, Attorney General Alex Padilla, Secretary of State Betty Yee, Controller John Chiang, Treasurer Dave Jones, Insurance Commissioner Tom Torlakson, Superintendent of Public Instruction Senate Kevin de León, President pro tempore Bob Huff, Minority Leader Assembly Toni Atkins, Speaker Kevin Mullin, Speaker pro tempore Chris Holden, Majority Leader Kristin Olsen, Minority Leader Supreme Court (initially appointed, retained by election) Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Chief Justice Kathryn Werdegar Ming Chin Carol Corrigan Goodwin Liu Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar Leondra Kruger, Associate Justices