Strankman Gary E 6021

This is an interview with Justice Gary E. Strankman, who served on the First District Court of Appeal in California from 1988 to 2001. He grew up on an Indian reservation in Washington and went on to attend the University of Washington, majoring in English literature. He was encouraged to pursue a legal career by an uncle, and went on to get his law degree from Boalt Hall in 1966. After graduating, he worked at the Contra Costa Legal Services Foundation and then applied to be a district attorney. Justice Strankman's story is an inspiring one of success against the odds.