Dallas Cowboys players hang their heads prior to their game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Dec. 9, 2012, in Cincinnati, during a moment of silence for teammate Jerry Brown, who was killed in an automobile accident. (Associated Press)
A fan holds a sign for Dallas Cowboys player Jerry Brown who was killed in an automobile accident during the Cowboys' 20-19 win over Cincinnati Bengals on Dec. 9, 2012, in Cincinnati. (Associated Press)
California Gov. Jerry Brown talks Oct. 23, 2012, with students of a second-grade class at Perkins Elementary School in San Diego. Brown is making appearances around the state to push for Proposition 30, which would boost the state sales tax by a quarter cent for four years and raise income taxes for seven years on those who make more than $250,000 annually. (Associated Press)
California Gov. Jerry Brown shushes the students of a second-grade class at Perkins Elementary School in San Diego during a Oct. 23, 2012, campaign trip. Brown is visiting Southern California cities to drum up support for Proposition 30. The tax plan would boost the state sales tax by a quarter cent for four years and raise income taxes for seven years on those who make more than $250,000 annually. (Associated Press)
California Gov. Jerry Brown said he needed more time to consider a bill that would let courts give parental rights to more than two individuals. The bill was introduced by a gay legislator. (The Associated Press)
Gov. Jerry Brown discusses his tax-hike initiative before submitting the petitions for the initiative to the Sacramento County Registrar of Voters in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, May 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
More than a dozen boxes containing petitions with more than 1.5 million signatures for Gov. Jerry Brown's tax hike initiative are seen outside the Sacramento County Registrar of Voters in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, May 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
California Gov. Jerry Brown (left), Interior Secretary Kenneth L. Salazar (right) and Uwe T. Schmidt of Solar Trust attend an event near Blythe, Calif., for the Blythe Solar Power Project in June. (Associated Press)
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Liberal California law professor Goodwin Liu, nominated Tuesday to the state Supreme Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, said he looked forward "to the opportunity to serve the people of California on our state's highest court."
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Jerry Brown, governor of California, says he still has time to get a referendum on the ballot in June to extend $9.3 billion in tax increases, the cornerstone of his effort to balance the state's budget.
** FILE ** California Gov. Jerry Brown talks to reporters on Jan. 4, his first full day in office, after meeting with members of the California State Association of Counties in Sacramento, Calif. (Associated Press)
Outgoing California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (left) congratulates his successor, Jerry Brown, after Mr. Brown was sworn in in Sacramento, Calif., on Monday. Former Gov. Gray Davis, who preceded Mr. Schwarzenegger, looks on. (Associated Press)
Jerry Brown is sworn in as the 39th governor of California as his wife, Anne Gust Brown, holds a family Bible during ceremonies in Sacramento, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
California Gov.-elect Jerry Brown talks to reporters following a public discussion of the state budget on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. (AP Photo)