Judicial service
California Supreme Court
Chief Justice
1987 – 1996 · 9 yrs
California Supreme Court
Associate Justice
1984 – 1987 · 3 yrs
California Supreme Court
Judge
1984 – 1996 · 12 yrs
District Court, C.D. California
Judge
1971 – 1984 · 13 yrsAppointed by Richard Nixon
California Supreme Court
Judge
1967 – 1971 · 4 yrsAppointed by Ronald Reagan
Education
B.A., University of Southern CaliforniaBA, University of California-Berkeley