Albert Lee Stephens Sr.

Judge Albert Lee Stephens Sr.

Personal

Birthday:

1/25/1874

Birthplace:

State Line City, IN

Date of Death:

1/15/1965

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1899-1906
Justice of the peace, Los Angeles, California, 1906-1910
Private practice, 1910-1911, 1919-1920
Civil service commissioner, State of California, 1911-1913
City attorney, Los Angeles, California, 1913-1919
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 1919-1932
Justice, California Court of Appeal, 1932-1935; presiding justice, 1933-1935

Education

Name of School:

Read law

Degree Year:

1899

Name of School - Second:

University of Southern California Gould School of Law

One of the most prominent law schools in the country, USC Law offers a forward-looking, interdisciplinary legal education guided by nationally renowned professors and informed by the diversity of a friendly and collegial student body. Located in the nation's second largest city, one of the largest and most dynamic in the world, the school offers myriad opportunities to apply the law to real-world problems through partnerships with some of the world's leading companies and law firms. Through interdisciplinary academic training and practical application of skills, students acquire the experience necessary to succeed as leaders in a global environment.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1903

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Southern District of California

Court Name:

California Southern District Court

President Nominating:

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

8/24/1935

Termination Date:

6/21/1937

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Court Name - Second:

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second:

6/18/1937

Retirement from Active Service - Second:

1/25/1961

Termination Date - Second:

1/15/1965

Termination Reason - Second:

Death