Lynn D. "Buck" Compton

Lynn D. Compton was appointed to the California Court of Appeals by Governor Reagan in 1970 and was confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. He was a former Chief Deputy District Attorney and Detective in the Los Angeles Police Department. He was the first former policeman to be appointed to an appellate court in California. He retired from the bench in 1990 and was known for his significant decision in the Barber v. Superior Court case in 1983. He had a law degree from Loyola Law School and was a football star and captain of the baseball team at the University of California, Los Angeles.