| Birth: |
1949 |
Greenville, Alabama |
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| Legal Residence: |
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California |
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| Education: |
1967 - 1969 |
California State University |
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1972 - 1974 |
B.A. degree |
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1974 - 1977 |
University of California School of Law |
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J.D. degree |
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2002 - 2004 |
University of Virginia School of Law |
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LL.M. degree |
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| Bar Admittance: |
1977 |
California |
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| Military: |
1977 - 1979 |
Legislative Counsel Bureau |
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Deputy Legislative Counsel |
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| Experience: |
1979 - 1987 |
California Department of Justice |
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Attorney General’s Office |
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Deputy Attorney General |
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1987 - 1990 |
State of California |
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Business, Transportation & Housing Agency |
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Deputy Secretary & General Counsel |
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1990 - 1991 |
Nielsen, Merksamer, Parinello, Mueller & Naylor |
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Senior Associate |
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1991 - 1994 |
Governor Pete Wilson’s Office |
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Legal Affairs Secretary |
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1994 - 1996 |
California Court of Appeals for the Third District |
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Associate Justice |
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1998 - 1999 |
University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law |
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Adjunct Professor |
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1996 - present |
California Supreme Court |
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Associate Justice |
