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Dec. 3, 2018

Pragmatism has guided Cuéllar on state high court

State Supreme Court Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar has developed a reputation as a pragmatist during his first years on the bench.

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Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar speaks during oral argument at the California Supreme Court in San Francisco in 2015.

SAN FRANCISCO -- In a remarkably smooth and speedy 45 minutes, state Supreme Court Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar's confirmation was, by all accounts, a breeze.

Speaking to a courtroom crowded with state and federal judges, Cuéllar joked that "trial court deference is a way of life" in his household, referring to his wife, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh, and said he would take the same approach on the appellate bench. ... (continued)

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