Arthur Lawrence Alarcon
| Arthur Lawrence Alarcon | |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
| In office November 2, 1979 – November 21, 1992 |
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| Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | A. Wallace Tashima |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 14, 1925 Los Angeles, California |
| Died | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day Pacific Palisades, California |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California B.A. University of Southern California Law School LL.B. |
| Profession | Attorney |
Arthur Lawrence Alarcón (August 14, 1925 – January 28, 2015) was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Biography
Born in Los Angeles, California, Alarcón was a Staff Sergeant in the United States Army from 1943 to 1946, then received a Bachelor of Arts from University of Southern California in 1949 and an Bachelor of Laws from University of Southern California Law School in 1951. He was a deputy district attorney in Los Angeles County, California from 1952 to 1961. He was a legal advisor and clemency and extraditions secretary to the governor of California from 1961 to 1962, and an executive assistant to the governor of California from 1962 to 1964. He briefly chaired the California parole board in 1964, and was then a judge on the Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles from 1964 to 1978. He was an associate justice, California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District from 1978 to 1979.
Appeals Court service
On August 28, 1979, Alarcón was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a new seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 31, 1979, and received his commission on November 2, 1979. He assumed senior status on November 21, 1992, and served until his death on January 28, 2015.[1]
Academic posts
Alarcón was an adjunct professor at the Southwestern University School of Law from 1985 to 2015, and was an adjunct professor at Loyola Marymount School of Law in 1993 and 1994.
References
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- Arthur Lawrence Alarcon at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Arthur Alarcón receives an honorary degree
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| New seat | Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 1979–1992 |
Succeeded by Wallace Tashima |
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