Macklin Fleming

Macklin Fleming was born on September 6, 1911, in Chicago, Illinois.

In terms of his education, he attended Yale University where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree. He then went on to Yale Law School, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in 1937.

After completing his education, Fleming was admitted to the State Bar in New York in 1938 and later in June 1946.

Fleming's judicial experience is extensive. He served as an Associate Justice for the California Court of Appeal in the Second Appellate District, Division 2 from October 26, 1964, to September 5, 1981. Prior to this, he was a Judge for the Los Angeles Superior Court from November 12, 1959, to October 26, 1964. He was appointed to this position by Governor Edmund G. Brown, Sr.

Before his judicial appointments, Fleming had a diverse professional background. He was in private practice in Los Angeles, California from 1954 to 1959. He also served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney General and Special U.S. Attorney General in San Francisco, California from 1949 to 1953.

Earlier in his career, Fleming was in private practice in San Francisco from 1946 to 1949. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army as a Private in Self-propelled A.A. Artillery from 1941 to 1946.

Before his military service, Fleming was a Counsel for Administrative Hearings in the Bituminous Coal Division of the U.S. Government from 1939 to 1941. He started his career as an Associate at Sullivan & Cromwell from 1938 to 1939.

It's worth noting that Fleming's father, Ingram Macklin Stainback, was a Governor of Hawaii and a Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii.