Celebrity Friday: Ronald George

Chief Justice Ronald George, 70, of the California Supreme Court announced this week that he does not want to seek another 12-year term in November 2010, after serving 19 years on the court.

George is most well-known as the author of In re Marriage Cases, which legalized same-sex marriages in 2008 as well as Strauss v. Horton the 2009 case which upheld Proposition 8, the state constitutional ban on same-sex marriage passed by voters in November 2008.

Governor Schwarzenegger will now have an opportunity to appoint another member of the Supreme Court, which can be ratified by the voters in November 2010.