Kelli Evans (born 1968 or 1969)[1] is an American lawyer who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of California.
Evans received a Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University in 1991 and a Juris Doctor from UC Davis School of Law in 1994.
Evans served as a federal court monitor overseeing that the Oakland, California, police department complied with a consent decree that required civil rights reforms.
[3] Prior to being appointed to the bench, Evans was chief deputy legal affairs secretary in the Office of Governor Newsom.
[5] On November 10, 2022 the Commission on Judicial Appointments voted unanimously to approve Evans to the California Supreme Court.