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First Appellate District · Division One

Charles A. Smiley

Associate Justice · California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division One

ROLEAssociate Justice

As listed in the 2026 California Roster.

SERVICE NOTEAssociate Justice (appointed in 2025)

Source-reported; not independently calculated.

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Ideology or rulings

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Ratings or conduct

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Election status

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