Justice Frank Jackson was born in Alhambra, California and moved to the Antelope Valley when he was in the second grade. He went to college in Reno, Nevada and law school in Sacramento. He practiced law in Lancaster, California for 15-16 years before he became a judge. He was appointed by Governor Deukmejian to the Municipal Court in 1990 and then to the Superior Court in 1993. He was also a pro tem for the Court of Appeal and handled the famous case of the Menendez brothers.
