SACRAMENTO –Dr. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento) issued the following statement today as Governor Jerry Brown swore in UC Berkeley law professor Goodwin Liu as a member of the California Supreme Court:

“With the swearing in of Professor Liu to the California Supreme Court, Californians can look forward to a judiciary that will provide equal justice to all people of our great state.  I am also pleased with Governor Brown’s appointment because Justice Liu grew up Sacramento and I am proud to know him and his parents.  Justice Liu has a uniquely talented legal mind, with the upmost respect for the rule of law and a deep understanding of the challenges facing our state.  His distinguished record of careful and fair legal thinking will compliment judicial opinions that will shape our discourse for years to come.”

Dr. Richard Pan is a father, pediatrician, educator, small business owner and first-term Assemblymember who lives in Natomas Park. He represents Natomas and portions of the City of Sacramento, along with Arden Arcade, Carmichael, the City of Citrus Heights, Fair Oaks, the City of Folsom, Granite Bay, North Highlands, McClellan Park, Orangevale.

CONTACT: Brian O’Hara (916) 319-2005

Website of Assemblymember Richard Pan: www.asmdc.org/pan