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Fourth Appellate District · Division Three

Martha K. Gooding

Associate Justice · California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three (Santa Ana)

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Party affiliation & election context

Is Martha K. Gooding a Republican or Democrat?

The ballot and court-roster records cited here do not establish Martha K. Gooding’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.

California Secretary of State · 2026 electoral procedure ↗ · reviewed

ROLEAssociate Justice

As listed in the 2026 California Roster.

COURTCalifornia Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three (Santa Ana)Open court roster →
Official court biography

Background and experience

COURT SERVICESince 2023
Justice Martha K. Gooding was nominated to the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Three, by Governor Gavin Newsom on May 19, 2023. Justice Gooding…

Read the official biography of Martha K. Gooding ↗ · California Courts · checked

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2026 Judicial Branch rosterCalifornia Secretary of State · page 5California Roster indexOfficial publication landing page
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