Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the appointment of Judge Ioana Petrou as associate justice, Division Three and Judge Tracie L. Brown as associate justice, Division Four of the First District Court of Appeal.

Petrou has been appointed associate justice, Division Three of the First District Court of Appeal. Petrou has served as a judge at the Alameda County Superior Court since 2010. She will fill the vacancy created by the elevation, subject to confirmation, of Justice Stuart R. Pollak to presiding justice, Division 4 of the First District Court of Appeal.

Brown has been appointed associate justice, Division Four of the First District Court of Appeal. Brown has served as a judge at the San Francisco County Superior Court since 2013. She fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Timothy A. Reardon.

Both positions require confirmation by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. The Commission consists of Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Senior Presiding Justice J. Anthony Kline.