Carlos R. Moreno

Carlos Roberto Moreno (born November 4, 1948) is an American jurist. He is currently an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California.

Moreno received his B.A. in political science from Yale University in 1970 and his J.D. from Stanford Law School in 1975. His first job was as a deputy attorney for the Los Angeles City Attorney's office. In 1979, he joined the firm of Mori & Ota (which in 1984 became the Los Angeles office of Kelley Drye & Warren), where he practiced commercial litigation.

In 1986, Governor George Deukmejian appointed Moreno to the criminal court in Compton. In 1993, Governor Pete Wilson appointed him to the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. President Bill Clinton nominated him for a federal judgeship, a position for which he was confirmed in 1998.

On October 18, 2001, Moreno was appointed to the Supreme Court of California following his nomination by Governor Gray Davis. In November 2002, California voters elected Justice Moreno to the remainder of the term vacated by his deceased predecessor, Justice Stanley Mosk. This term will expire in 2010.

Moreno has served as President of the Mexican American Bar Association, and on the Board of Visitors of Stanford Law School and the Board of Governors of the Association of Yale Alumni.

Cases

Notable California Supreme Court opinions authored by Justice Moreno include:

*"Elisa B. v. Superior Court" (2005) 37 Cal.4th 108, in which the court concluded that California law recognized parental relationships involving two women; "We perceive no reason why both parents of a child cannot be women."

*"Koebke v. Bernardo Heights Country Club" (2005) 36 Cal.4th 824, in which the court determined that state anti-discrimination law barred businesses from treating registered domestic partners differently from married couples.

*"Korea Supply Co. v. Lockheed Martin Corp." (2003) 29 Cal.4th 1134, in which the court concluded that nonrestitutionary disgorgement of profits was not an available remedy in an individual action brought under the state unfair competition law (California Business and Professions Code section 17200 et seq.).

External links

* [http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/supreme/justices/moreno.htm Biography] from the Judicial Council of California