Associate Justice · California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Five
The ballot and court-roster records cited here do not establish Gordon B. Burns’s personal party affiliation. An appointing governor’s party does not establish a justice’s party.
This California judicial office is nonpartisan. Endorsements and personal affiliation are separate from the ballot question.
On November 3, 2026, voters answer Yes or No on the named justice. Supreme Court questions appear statewide; Court of Appeal questions depend on your county.
California Secretary of State · 2026 electoral procedure ↗ · reviewed
As listed in the 2026 California Roster.
Justice Burns was appointed to the First District Court of Appeal, Division Five, by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. in December 2018. Prior to his…
Read the official biography of Gordon B. Burns ↗ · California Courts · checked
