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Arthur Lawrence Alarcón
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Arthur Lawrence Alarcón served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Appointed by Jimmy Carter and confirmed Oct 31, 1979. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter
- Confirmed
- Oct 31, 1979
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1925
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJimmy Carter · Oct 31, 1979 – Jan 28, 2015
Education
- University of Southern CaliforniaB.A., 1949
- University of Southern California Law School (now Gould School of Law)LL.B., 1951
Career
U.S. Army staff sergeant, 1943-1946; Deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, California, 1952-1961; Office of Gov. Edmund G. Brown, California, 1961-1964; legal advisor and clemency and extradition secretary, 1961-1962; executive assistant, 1962-1964; Chairman of parole board, California, 1964; Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 1964-1978; Associate justice, California Court of Appeal, Second District, 1978-1979; Adjunct professor, Southwestern University School of Law, 1985-; Adjunct professor, Loyola Marymount School of Law, 1993, 1994
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