Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye today announced the appointment of Jorge Navarrete as the new (and 27th) Supreme Court Clerk/Administrator. 
Navarrete is currently the court’s Assistant Clerk/Administrator and has served the court for 20 years. The announcement notes that Navarrete — a native of Guadalajara, Mexico — is the first Latino to hold the Clerk/Administrator position.
Navarrete will replace Frank McGuire, who is retiring at the end of this month. McGuire said he is “thrilled that the court has selected Jorge.” Similarly, McGuire’s predecessor, Frederick “Fritz” K. Ohlrich, praised Navarrete as “smart, energetic, [and] dependable,” and said he is “confident [Navarrete] will serve the Supreme Court, the appellate courts and practitioners, and the public very well.”