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Born 1934 · Santa Maria, CA
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Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Judge
1996 – 2004 · 8 yrsAppointed by William Jefferson Clinton
District Court, C.D. California
1980 – 1996 · 16 yrsAppointed by Jimmy Carter
Private practice
1977 – 1980 · 3 yrs
general attorney and vice president
1972 – 1977 · 5 yrs
Amstar Corporation
1968 – 1977 · 9 yrs
attorney
Spreckels Sugar Division
1968 – 1972 · 4 yrs
Deputy attorney general
State of California
1961 – 1967 · 6 yrs
U.S. Marine Corps sergeant
1953 – 1956 · 3 yrs