Richard W. Abbe

Richard W. Abbe
Associate Justice, Division 6
December 27, 1982 to November 30, 1990

Born on January 6, 1926 in Paris, France
Died September 3, 2000 in Berkeley, CA

EDUCATION
LL.B., Hastings College of Law, 1953
B.A., Stanford University, 1950
State Bar Admission: 1954

JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division 6
December 3, 1982 – November 30, 1990, Appointed by Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr.
Judge, Shasta County Superior Court
1965 - 1982, Appointed by Governor Edmund G. Brown, Sr.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
District Attorney, Shasta County, 1962 - 1965
Deputy Attorney General, Shasta County, 1960 - 1962
Private Practice, Hollister, San Benito County, 1954 – 1959
U.S. Navy, World War II, 1943 - 1946

NOTE
His father, James Abbe, was a professional international photographer and his mother was a Ziegfield Follies dancer.