Gov. Jerry Brown returned to California’s Big law pipeline, appointing 21 new trial court judges on Friday.

Richard Seabolt

Brown’s superior court selections include Duane Morris partner Richard Seabolt; Wendy W. Y. Chang, a partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson; William Crowfoot, an assistant U.S. attorney and former senior associate at Paul Hastings; Jean Nelson, a partner at Scheper Kim & Harris and former associate at McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen; and Dorothy McLaughlin, of counsel to Best, Best & Krieger and a former associate at Cooley Godward.