Marvin Baxter
Marvin R. Baxter was an associate justice on the California Supreme Court. He was appointed to the court in the state's assisted appointment method of judicial selection in January 1991 by Governor George Deukmejian. He was retained to a full twelve-year term in 2002. Baxter announced his retirement in June 2014, effective at the end of his term on January 4, 2015.[1][2][3]
Education
Baxter received his undergraduate degree in economics from California State University, Fresno in 1962. In 1966, he received his J.D. from the Hastings College of Law.[1]
Career
- 1991-2015: Associate justice, California Supreme Court
- 1988-1991: Associate justice, Fifth Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal
- 1983-1988: Appointments secretary, Gov. George Deukmejian
- 1970-1983: Attorney, Andrews, Andrews, Thaxter, Jones and Baxter
- 1967-1969: Deputy district attorney, Fresno County [1]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 1998: Distinguished Alumnus Award, Hastings College of the Law
- 1996: Distinguished Alumnus Award, California State University, Fresno
- 1996: Mentor Award, Fresno County Young Lawyers Association
- 1995: Alumnus of the Year Award, Fresno Chapter of the Hastings College of the Law Alumni Association
- 1993: Man of the Year Award, Armenian Professional Society
- 1991: Man of the Year Award, Armenian National Committee
- 1962: Outstanding Senior Award, California State University, Fresno [1]
Associations
- Member, Judicial Council of California
- Chair, Judicial Council of California, Policy Coordination
- Chair, Judicial Council of California, Liaison Committee
- Former chair, California Supreme Court's Building, Official Reports, and Library Committees
- Member, Board of Directors, Fresno County Bar Association
- Member, Board of Directors, Fresno County Young Lawyers Association
- Member, Board of Directors, Fresno County Legal Services, Inc.
- Member, Board of Directors, California Young Lawyers Association
- Former president, Fresno County Bar Association, 1981
- Former president, Fresno County Young Lawyers 1973-1974
- Board member, Fresno State Alumni Association
- Former president, Fresno State Alumni Association Trust Council
- Director emeritus, Hastings College of the Law [1]
Elections
2002
| California Supreme Court, Associate Justice 2002 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
Marvin Baxter 
|
3,523,077 | 71.6% | ||
| Against retention | 1,399,418 | 28.4% | ||
Political ideology
In October 2012, political science professors Adam Bonica and Michael Woodruff of Stanford University attempted to determine the partisan ideology of state supreme court justices. They created a scoring system in which a score above 0 indicated a more conservative-leaning ideology, while scores below 0 were more liberal.
Baxter received a campaign finance score of 0.48, indicating a conservative ideological leaning. This was more conservative than the average score of -0.32 that justices received in California.
The study was based on data from campaign contributions by the judges themselves, the partisan leaning of those who contributed to the judges' campaigns, or, in the absence of elections, the ideology of the appointing body (governor or legislature). This study was not a definitive label of a justice, but an academic summary of various relevant factors.[5]
See also
External links
- California Courts, "Associate Justice Marvin R. Baxter Biography"
- Hastings College of Law, "California Supreme Court Justices Welcome Hastings' Newest Attorneys"
- Los Angeles Times, "California Supreme Court looks unlikely to kill Proposition 8," March 6, 2009
- UCTV, "The Supreme Court of California: Access to Justice in Family Court," February 9, 2009
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 California Courts, "Associate Justice Marvin R. Baxter Biography," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ SF Gate, "State high court's leading conservative to retire," June 18, 2014
- ↑ California.gov: Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr, "Governor Brown selects Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar for California Supreme Court," July 22, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "2002 General Election Results"
- ↑ Stanford University, "State Supreme Court Ideology and 'New Style' Judicial Campaigns," October 31, 2012
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