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Daniel H. Bromberg

Associate Justice
First retention voteNot a former trial judge

Former appellate partner at Jones Day and Pillsbury and deputy legal affairs secretary to the governor; never a trial judge. No widely reported rulings yet.

On your ballot. Vote Yes or No on keeping Daniel H. Bromberg on the court (first retention vote). Appears on ballots in Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz.

Qualifications

Appointment. Appointed by Gov. Newsom, 2023.
Outside rating. None found. The State Bar rates nominees before appointment, but we could not find this rating in public sources.
Before the bench. Appellate partner at Jones Day; co-founded Quinn Emanuel's appellate group; deputy legal affairs secretary to Gov. Newsom (border wall and COVID litigation); led Pillsbury's appellate practice. Never served as a trial judge.

Conduct

No public discipline or controversies found.

What others recommend

Robyn Nordell's conservative guide repeats Craig Huey's picks, so it is not listed separately.
Trellis does not make recommendations. These are positions published by outside groups as of October 16, 2026. Labels describe each group's general leaning.

Notable rulings

No widely reported rulings found.

From the trial court record

Never served as a trial judge, so there is no trial court record to show.
Sources: Court bio

Others on the same ballot

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  • Frederick S. ChungFormer Gibson Dunn partner with 22 years of civil litigation; Santa Clara trial judge since 2018. Nominee; would take the seat in 2027; no appellate rulings.
  • Charles F. AdamsFormer family law attorney and federal clerk; Santa Clara family division supervising judge, named 2025 Judge of the Year by a local trial lawyers group.
  • Allison Marston DannerFormer U.S. Supreme Court clerk, Vanderbilt law professor and federal prosecutor; Santa Clara trial judge 2012 to 2018. No widely reported rulings in the record; no discipline found.