CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : SAN FRANCISCO : Confirmation Date Set for Arabian
The state Judicial Appointments Commission has set a March 1 hearing in Los Angeles to consider the nomination of Appellate Justice Armand Arabian to the California Supreme Court. Arabian, 55, was named by Gov. George Deukmejian to fill the vacancy created by the Jan. 31 retirement of Justice Marcus M. Kaufman. Under state law, such nominations must be confirmed by the commission, which now includes Chief Justice Malcolm M. Lucas, Atty. Gen. John K. Van de Kamp and Appellate Justice Lester W. Roth, senior presiding justice of the state Court of Appeal. If Arabian wins confirmation, he could be sworn into office immediately, becoming the 105th justice to serve on the high court.
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