6th District Court of Appeal (San Jose)
Career Highlights: Served on Santa Clara County Superior Court 1978-2002. Appointed in 2002 to new seat on the 6th District court by Gov. Gray Davis. Elevated to presiding justice January 2003. Retired December 4, 2017.
Law School: Boalt Hall
Career Highlights: Served on Santa Clara County Superior Court 1978-2002. Appointed in 2002 to new seat on the 6th District court by Gov. Gray Davis. Elevated to presiding justice January 2003. Retired December 4, 2017.
Law School: Boalt Hall
By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN JOSE - When Conrad Rushing joined the 6th District Court of Appeal in 2002, he was the court's first and only justice appointed by a Democrat.
Ask if he's changed the judicial philosophy of the court and Rushing winces and shakes his head.
"I don't think that," he said, stressing that the main thing he brought to the court was experience in complex civil litigation. As presiding ... (continued)
