Edwin L. Jefferson | 2nd District | District Courts of Appeal

Associate Justice

Division Four

From 1961 to 1975

Edwin L. Jefferson
Associate Justice, Division 4
September 18, 1961 to May 20, 1975

Born May 22, 1905 in Coffeville, Mississippi
Died August 18, 1989

EDUCATION
LL.B., University of Southern California Law School, 1931
B.A., University of Southern California, 1929
State Bar Admission: October 16, 1931

JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division 4
October 1, 1961 – May 20, 1975
Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court
January 26, 1949 – October 1, 1961, Appointed by Governor Earl Warren
Judge, Los Angeles Municipal Court
November 15, 1941 - January 26, 1949, Appointed by Governor Culbert Olson

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Private Practice, 1931 – 1941

NOTE
His younger brother, Bernard S. Jefferson, was appointed to Division Four of the California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District and later appointed Presiding Justice of Division One.