California Supreme Court Justices Joyce Kennard and Carol Corrigan
These two justices are up for confirmation or rejection for 12-year terms
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Carol Corrigan
Appointed by Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2006
 When she was confirmed on January 5, 2006, California Supreme Court Justice Corrigan was applauded by Equality California, California’s largest homosexual-bisexual-transsexual activism group, which only supports candidates who support the notion of homosexual “marriage.” Equality California said, “Comments made by Justice Corrigan indicate that she is a friend of equality, and that is good news for members of the LGBT community.” Read their news release
On March 9, 2006, Corrigan ruled against the Boy Scouts, saying it was OK for the City of Berkeley to deny nonprofit docking privileges to the Berkeley Sea Scouts for their refusal to allow atheists because of the Scouts' belief in God or homosexual scoutmasters because of the Scouts' family values.
Here's an article about Corrigan and her self-described "moderate" views, originally published in the Los Angeles Times on Dec. 9, 2006.
Joyce Kennard
Appointed by George Deukmejian in 1989
 KENNARD ON PARENTAL RIGHTS AND CONSCIENCE RIGHTS
On March 9, 2006, Kennard ruled against the Boy Scouts, saying it was permissible for the City of Berkeley to deny nonprofit docking privileges to the Berkeley Sea Scouts for their refusal to allow atheists because of the Scouts' belief in God or homosexual scoutmasters because of the Scouts' family values.
On August 22, 2005, in rulings on three cases that redefined parenthood in California, Kennard ruled that two lesbians are joint parents -- equal to a father and a mother --if they publicly call themselves parents.
In 1997, Kennard and three other justices struck down California’s parental consent for abortion law.
KENNARD ON HOMOSEXUAL "MARRIAGES"
Below are excerpts from two articles on the issue of homosexual "marriages," which reveal Kennard's positions.
Showdown looms as same-sex marriage heads to California justices
David Kravets, Associated Press, October 6, 2006
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The closest the court came to deciding the issue was in its 2004 ruling that Newsom overstepped his authority by issuing licenses to gay and lesbian couples. On a 5-2 vote, the court also nullified the marriages.
Justices Kathryn Mickle Werdegar, a 1994 Republican appointed by Wilson, and Justice Joyce Kennard, a Republican appointed by Gov. George Deukmejian in 1989, wrote separately that the court should not nullify the marriages. A decision on that, they said, should await a final ruling on their constitutionality.
"Individuals in loving same-sex relationships have waited years, sometimes several decades, for a chance to wed, yearning to obtain the public validation that only marriage can give," Kennard wrote.
Randy Thomasson, a spokesman for VoteYesMarriage.com, a group opposed to same-sex marriage, believes those votes by Kennard and Werdegar mean they'll side with gay marriage. He also speculated that Justice Carol Corrigan, a Republican who took the bench in January after being appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, will also side with same-sex marriage.
"Marriage won by one vote in the appeals court and marriage could lose or win by one vote in the state high court," Thomasson said. "That is too close to call for California voters who want marriage protected."
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State high court invalidates SF's same-sex marriages:
By 5-2 vote, justices rule against Newsom, say mayor went too far
Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, August 12, 2004
Read the entire article
Until the constitutional issue is before the court, Kennard said, "it is premature and unwise to assert ... that the thousands of same-sex weddings performed in San Francisco were empty and meaningless ceremonies in the eyes of the law.''
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