Gavin Christopher Newsom (born October 10, 1967) is an American politician and businessman who is the 40th governor of California, serving since January 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 49th lieutenant governor of California from 2011 to 2019 and as the 42nd mayor of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011.
Fong sworn in as Alameda County judge
Keith Fong, a gay man whom Governor Gavin Newsom appointed an Alameda County Superior Court judge, took his oath of office Monday.The March 1 virtual ceremony was held in Department 1 at the Rene C.
Davidson Courthouse on Oakland. Fong was present, along with his husband, Chris Scott, and his father and his wife. Before receiving the oath of office, Fong was enrobed by his husband with the plain black garment that is stipulated judges wear when on the bench.He was sworn in by Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong of the U.S.
District Court, Northern District of California. Prior to becoming a judge, Fong, 58, served as a law clerk for Armstrong.Newsom had appointed Fong December 8, but he stayed for a couple of months so that Armstrong could hire a
