Deputy attorney general, State of California, 1968-1987
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, 1987-1997
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, July 19, 1996; no Senate vote
UCLA School of Law is the youngest top law school in the nation. At fifty-five years old, our school has never felt bound by outmoded ideas of how law should be taught or studied. Instead, beginning in the 1950s, UCLA created its own tradition - a tradition of innovation. We maintain this tradition persistently, building off our past successes as we propel our school, and students, into a future of unparalleled distinction.