Cara Jenkins was appointed as Legislative Counsel on December 7, 2020.

George B. Bush was born in Englewood, Kansas, on May 25, 1887. He was a graduate of Stanford University, a practicing lawyer in state and federal courts, and prosecuting attorney of Riverside, California, from 1917 to 1918. Mr. Bush authored articles on oil land leasing, and represented the State of California in a major claim in federal court. He was a member of the California Bar Association and the American Bar Association. The Index of California Law, 1850-1919, was completed and published in 1921, under his direction.

Mr. George H. Murphy was born in Aurora, Nebraska, on September 12, 1913. He received his A.B., LL.B., and J.D. degrees from the University of Nebraska, and was admitted to the Nebraska bar in 1937, and to the California bar in 1938. Mr. Murphy practiced law in San Francisco from 1945 to 1947, and then served as a deputy legislative counsel from 1947 to 1964. He was a member of the California Commission on Uniform State Laws and of the California Law Revision Commission from 1964 to 1976.

Angus C. Morrison was born in 1910; he received his LL.B. degree from UC College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings College of the Law) and was admitted to the California Bar in 1934. Mr. Morrison worked at the State Employment Department before becoming a deputy legislative counsel in 1949. He was Chief Deputy at the time of his appointment as Legislative Counsel. Mr. Morrison was a member of the California Commission on Uniform State Laws and of the California Law Revision Commission.