Joyce L. Kennard | |
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| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California | |
| In office April 5, 1989 – April 5, 2014 | |
| Appointed by | George Deukmejian |
| Preceded by | John Arguelles |
| Succeeded by | Leondra Kruger |
| Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Five | |
| In office April 4, 1988 – April 5, 1989 | |
| Appointed by | George Deukmejian |
| Judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court | |
| In office 1987–1988 | |
| Judge of the Los Angeles Municipal Court | |
| In office 1986–1987 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Josephine Luther May 6, 1941 Bandung, West Java, Dutch East Indies |
| Spouse |
Bob Kennard (m. 1976) |
| Education | Pasadena City College (AA) University of Southern California (BA, MPA, JD) |
Josephine "Joyce" Luther Kennard (born May 6, 1941) is a Dutch-American judge and former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California. Appointed by Governor George Deukmejian in 1989, she was the longest-serving justice sitting on the Court at the time of her 2014 retirement, having been retained by California's voters three times—first to fill the unexpired term in 1990, followed by second and third consecutive twelve-year terms in 1994 and 2006.