Robert Mitsuhiro Takasugi

Judge Robert Mitsuhiro Takasugi

Personal

Birthday:

9/12/1930

Birthplace:

Tacoma, WA

Date of Death:

8/4/2009

Place of Death:

Los Angeles, CA

Race or Ethnicity:

Asian American

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Army corporal, 1953-1955
Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1960-1973
Hearing examiner, Los Angeles [California] Police Commission, 1962-1965
Judge, Los Angeles [California] Municipal Court, 1973-1975
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 1975-1976

Education

Name of School:

University of California, Los Angeles

Degree:

B.S.

Degree Year:

1953

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:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1959

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Central District of California

Court Name:

California Central District Court

President Nominating:

Gerald Ford

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

5/7/1976

Retirement from Active Service:

9/30/1996

Termination Date:

8/4/2009

Termination Reason:

Death