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President-elect Barack Obama on Friday named two California attorneys to panels that will help shape his new administration's policies. Alejandro Mayorkas, a former U.S. Attorney for California's Central District, was named one of five leaders on the Department of Justice Review Team. Former state Supreme Court Justice Cruz Reynoso will serve on a group reviewing the Commission on Civil Rights. Mayorkas was the youngest U.S. Attorney in the nation at 38 years old, when appointed in 1998.