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Judge confirmed as 1st Latina on California Supreme Court

People applaud after Justice Patricia Guerrero was confirmed to the Supreme Court of California by the Commission on Judicial Appointments Tuesday, March 22, 2022, in San Francisco. Guerrero, who grew up in the agricultural Imperial Valley will be the first Latina on the state's highest court. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, Pool) Justice Patricia Guerrero is embraced by Craig Casey, right, after being confirmed to the Supreme Court of California Tuesday, March 22, 2022, in San Francisco. Guerrero, who grew up in the agricultural Imperial Valley will be the first Latina on the state's highest court. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, Pool) Justice Patricia Guerrero reacts after being confirmed to the Supreme Court of California by the Commission on Judicial Appointments, Tuesday, March 22, 2022, in San Francisco. Guerrero, who grew up in the agricultural Imperial Valley will be the first Latina on the state's highest court. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, Pool) Justice Patricia Guerrero speaks during her confirmation hearing to the Supreme Court of California before the Commission on Judicial Appointments Tuesday, March 22, 2022, in San Francisco. Guerrero, who grew up in the agricultural Imperial Valley, was confirmed and will be the first Latina on the state's highest court. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, Pool) Justice Patricia Guerrero embraces her father, Jorge Guerrero, after being confirmed to the Supreme Court of California Tuesday, March 22, 2022, in San Francisco. Guerrero, the daughter of Mexican immigrants who grew up in the agricultural Imperial Valley will be the first Latina on the state's highest court. At right is her husband, Joe Dyson. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, Pool) Justice Patricia Guerrero speaks after being confirmed to the Supreme Court of California by the Commission on Judicial Appointments Tuesday, March 22, 2022, in San Francisco. Guerrero, the daughter of Mexican immigrants who grew up in the agricultural Imperial Valley will be the first Latina on the state's highest court. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, Pool)