Robert K. Puglia

Retired Justice Robert K. Puglia was appointed by Governor Reagan in 1974 and confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. He served on the Supreme Court of California in 1995, 1994, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1984, 1983, and 1979 and as Acting Chief Justice in 1992. He was also a Judge of the Superior Court of Sacramento County from 1971-1974 and a Deputy Attorney General for the California State Department of Justice in 1959. He was a member of the Council of Chief Judges of Courts of Appeals, the California Judges Association, and the Anthony M. Kennedy American Inn of Court. He was also an adjunct professor of law at McGeorge College of Law and an instructor at Sacramento State College. He served in the U.S. Army from 1952-1955 and was awarded the Combat Infantryman’s Badge. He graduated from the University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law in 1958 and Ohio State University in 1952.