Progressive Rob Bonta picked as California's first Filipino attorney general

State assemblyman and advocate for criminal justice reform is expected to be confirmed by legislature

California's governor has nominated Rob Bonta, a progressive state assemblyman known for pushing criminal justice reform, to be the state's next attorney general.

Bonta, a Democrat, would replace Xavier Becerra, who was confirmed last week as Joe Biden's health and human services secretary. Pending likely confirmation by the state's Democratic legislature, Bonta would hold the job through 2022, when he would have to run for election.