Why I Choose to Serve in California’s Judicial Branch: Justice Charles Smiley @CaliforniaCourts
Why I Choose to Serve in California’s Judicial Branch: Justice Charles Smiley @CaliforniaCourts
Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
To honor the public servants of California's judicial branch, the Judicial Council of California asked five of California's dedicated public servants why they choose to serve. This video features Charles Smiley, associate justice of the California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division One.

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Special thanks to the Superior Courts of Los Angeles, Orange, Sacramento, and San Francisco counties for video footage highlighting their dedicated employees.
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Why I Choose to Serve in California’s Judicial Branch: Justice Charles Smiley

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