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Carlos Roberto Moreno (born November 4 1948) is a Mexican-American jurist. Following his retirement from the Supreme Court of California Moreno is currently of counsel with the California-based law firm Irell & Manella. Moreno was considered to be a leading candidate to replace retiring Justice David Souter on the U.S. Supreme Court.When he was sworn in as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California in 2001 Justice Carlos Moreno chose to relinquish his lifetime seat on the U.S.