Alex C. McDonald

Justice Alex C. McDonald was appointed to the California Appellate Court in 1995 and was confirmed by the electorate in 2002. He had a long career in law, including managing a private law practice in San Diego, being an associate and partner in two law firms, and being a law clerk for the California Supreme Court. He has been listed in Best Lawyers in America since 1987 and was a Revising Editor for the California Law Review from 1959-1961. He earned his LL.M. from the University of Virginia School of Law, his LL.B. from the University of California Boalt Hall School of Law, and his B.S. from Stanford University. He was born in Butte, Montana in 1936 and was admitted to the California Bar in 1962.