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Malcolm Millar Lucas

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California · 1971

Malcolm Millar Lucas , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Malcolm Millar Lucas (April 19, 1927 – September 28, 2016) was an American jurist and attorney who served as the 26th Chief Justice of California. He previously served as a trial judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court and United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Education

  • University of Southern CaliforniaB.A., 1950
  • University of Southern California Law School (now Gould School of Law)LL.B., 1953

Career

Private practice, Long Beach, California, 1954-1967; Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 1967-1971; Justice, Supreme Court of California, 1984-1996; chief justice, 1987-1996

Biography

Malcolm Millar Lucas (April 19, 1927 – September 28, 2016) was an American jurist and attorney who served as the 26th Chief Justice of California. He previously served as a trial judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court and United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

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