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This photo from streaming video provided by the Office of the Governor shows Justice Martin Jenkins. California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, his nomination of Justice Jenkins (Ret.) for Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court. Justice Jenkins has held several prominent state and federal judicial positions throughout his career and most recently served as judicial appointments secretary to Governor Newsom since 2019. He would be the first openly gay California Supreme Court justice and only the third African American man ever to serve on the state's highest court. (Office of the Governor via AP)

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