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criminal, civil, probate, juvenile, and a little bit of admiralty. I did a lot of civil and criminal. Richard Huffman: You also did some work in the Court of Appeal, didn’t you? William Todd: Yes. I was an assigned judge for the Court of Appeal for a couple of years. Richard Huffman: How did that come about? William Todd: I was appointed by Chief Justice Phil Gibson. He called me one day and said he had an opening and he wanted me to fill it.

Justice William Todd was born in Toronto, Canada and moved to the United States when he was two years old. He attended college at the University of Southern California, majoring in political science and international relations. After college, he joined the Naval ROTC and was later commissioned. He then went to law school and started his career in civil practice. He was very active in the local bar association and was eventually appointed to the superior court by Governor Reagan. He served on the court for 12 and a half years, covering criminal, civil, probate, juvenile, and admiralty cases. He was also an assigned judge for the Court of Appeal for a couple of years.