Robert F. Kane
Associate Justice
Division Two
From 1971 to 1979
Robert F. Kane was a former associate justice of the Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Two. He was appointed by Governor Reagan in 1971 and resigned from the bench in 1979. Prior to that, he was a judge for the Superior Court of San Mateo County and practiced law with various firms. He served in the US Navy during World War II, was a lecturer and instructor for the CEB program on the Evidence Code and authored several publications. He was a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Judges, the American College of Trial Lawyers and the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers. He was also a member of several organizations and enjoyed playing handball and golf.