John Skylstead Rhoades Sr.

Judge John Skylstead Rhoades Sr.

Personal

Birthday:

3/18/1925

Birthplace:

Havre, MT

Date of Death:

9/3/2007

Place of Death:

San Diego, CA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Navy, 1943-1946
U.S. Naval Reserve, 1946-1966
Prosecutor, San Diego, California, 1955-1956
Deputy city attorney, San Diego, California, 1956-1957
Private practice, San Diego, California, 1957-1985

Education

Name of School:

Stanford University

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1948

Name of School - Second:

University of California, Hastings College of the Law

University of California Hastings College of the Law is a public, coeducational, full-time law school in downtown San Francisco. We are one of the top-rated law schools in the United States. Hastings was founded in 1878 as the first law department of the University of California and is one of the most exciting and vibrant legal education centers in the nation. Our faculty are nationally renowned as both teachers and scholars.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1951

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Southern District of California

Court Name:

California Southern District Court

President Nominating:

Ronald Reagan

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

10/28/1985

Retirement from Active Service:

11/4/1995

Termination Date:

9/3/2007

Termination Reason:

Death