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Atsushi Wallace Tashima
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980–1996
Atsushi Wallace Tashima , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Atsushi Wallace Tashima (Japanese: 田島 篤, born June 24, 1934) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. He is the third Asian American and first Japanese American to be appointed to a United States Court of Appeals.
Education
- University of California, Los AngelesB.A., 1958
- Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1961
Career
U.S. Marine Corps sergeant, 1953-1956; Deputy attorney general, State of California, 1961-1967; Amstar Corporation, 1968-1977; attorney, Spreckels Sugar Division, 1968-1972; general attorney and vice president, 1972-1977; Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1977-1980
Biography
Atsushi Wallace Tashima (Japanese: 田島 篤, born June 24, 1934) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. He is the third Asian American and first Japanese American to be appointed to a United States Court of Appeals.
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