Leondra Reid Kruger

The Honorable Leondra R. Kruger was appointed to the California Supreme Court in November 2014, confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments on December 22, 2014, and sworn in by the Governor on January 5, 2015.

California

Since 2002

Justice

Supreme Court of California

2015 - Current

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel

2013 - 2014

Assistant to the Solicitor General and Acting Principal Deputy Solicitor General

U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Solicitor General

2007 - 2013

Visiting Assistant Professor

University of Chicago Law School

2007 - 2007

Attorney

Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr LLP

2004 - 2006

Law Clerk

U.S. Supreme Court

2003 - 2004

to Honorable John Paul Stevens

Law Clerk

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

2002 - 2003

to Honorable David S. Tatel

Associate Justice

Jenner and Block LLP

2001 - 2002

Harvard University

B.A.

Honors: magna cum laude

Activities: Phi Beta Kappa

Yale Law School

J.D.

Activities: editor-in-chief of the Yale Law Journal

California State Bar  # 218924

Member

2002 - Current