The California state Supreme Court has a six-one Democrat-appointed majority.
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The Dan Bongino ShowOct 16, 2026
The court does have a Democrat-appointed majority, but the claimed six-to-one split does not match the official roster as of October 2026. The court's justices page lists five Democratic-appointed justices, one Republican-appointed justice (Corrigan), and a vacant seat, so the count is 5-1 with a vacancy rather than 6-1.
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… Democrats have run everything in California: all the statewide offices, both chambers of the legislature with a two-thirds majority, that they can, means they can do anything they want without any Republican input, every big city, every big county, the state Supreme Court, people forget that, with a six-one Democrat appointed majority. It's total one party rule. This is like, it's almost saying to the Democratic Party, "All right, show us what you got. …
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Contradicts. The official justices page lists Justice Corrigan, a Schwarzenegger appointee, and a vacant seat, which means the court does not have six Democrat-appointed justices as the claim states.[1]
Supports. Democratic governors appointed most of the sitting justices: Guerrero, Liu, Kruger, Groban and Evans were appointed by Democratic governors, so a Democrat-appointed majority exists.[1]
Context. A 2023 SCOCAblog review described six of seven justices as Democratic appointees, with Corrigan the lone Republican appointee; that composition has since changed, which explains the 6-1 figure.[4]
Context. The court's official pages state it consists of the Chief Justice and six associate justices, all appointed or nominated by the Governor, which confirms the seven-seat structure in which the vacancy matters.[2][3]
Sources
4 sources: 3 primary, 1 not rated
- 1Justices of the Court - California Supreme Courtsupreme.courts.ca.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 2Supreme Court | California Courts Newsroomnewsroom.courts.ca.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 3Supreme Court of Californiacourts.ca.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 4[PDF] SCOCA year in review 2023 - SCOCAblogscocablog.com · not rated · cited for: context
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