Judicial Service
In 1986, Governor George Deukmejian appointed Moreno to the criminal court in Compton. In 1993, Governor Pete Wilson appointed him to the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. President Bill Clinton nominated him for a federal judgeship on the United States District Court for the Central District of California, a position for which he was confirmed in 1998.
Moreno resigned from the Central District of California on October 18, 2001, when he was appointed to the Supreme Court of California following his nomination by Governor Gray Davis. In November 2002, California voters confirmed Justice Moreno for the remainder of the term of his deceased predecessor, Justice Stanley Mosk. In 2010, California voters confirmed Justice Moreno to a full 12-year term.
On January 6, 2011, Justice Moreno announced his intention to retire from the California Supreme Court effective February 28, 2011.
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