John M. York

John M. York

Associate Justice
Division One
From 1926 to 1949

John M. York:

Associate Justice, Division 1, California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District
February 1, 1926 to October 7, 1937
Presiding Justice, Division 1, California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District
October 7, 1937 to February 28, 1949

Born January 29, 1878 in Berkeley, California
Died February 28, 1949

EDUCATION
University of Virginia School of Law
Throop Polytechnic Institute (also known as California Institute of Technology)
State Bar Admission April 18, 1899

JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE
Presiding Justice, California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division 1
October 7, 1937 – February 28, 1949

Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division 1
February 1, 1926 – October 7, 1937, Appointed by Governor Richardson

Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court
January 6, 1913 – January 28, 1926

Member, Judicial Qualifications Commission and the Judicial Council

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Private Practice, 1899 – 1912

NOTE
Son of Waldo M. York, Judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court