Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar began serving on the Supreme Court of California in January 2015. He is a scholar of public law and institutions whose books and articles explore topics ranging from administrative law and legislation to cyberlaw and criminal justice. Justice Cuéllar served as Special Assistant to the President for Justice and Regulatory Policy at the White House (2009–10), where he led the Domestic Policy Council staff responsible for civil and criminal justice, public health law and policy, and immigration. He also led the Presidential Transition Task Force on Immigration (2008–09) and co-chaired the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity and Excellence Commission (2011–13). A fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Justice Cuéllar was previously the Stanley Morrison Professor of Law at Stanford University.
