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Justice Edward A. Hinz, Jr. was born in York, Nebraska and moved to Long Beach, California when he was 15. He attended Woodrow Wilson High School, where he met his wife Pat. He was awarded the Harvard Prize Book, which put him in line to be considered for a scholarship when he was a senior. He majored in chemistry at Harvard, but was drafted by the Army and sent to Fort Ord for basic training. He was then transferred to Fort Monmouth for signal school and then to Fort Hood, Texas to join the signal company of the 4th Armored Division. After his two years were up, he returned home and married Pat before attending UCLA, where he majored in political science and graduated with honors. He then attended Hastings Law School, where his favorite subject was criminal law.
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Herbert Weston Walker was appointed to the California Court of Appeal, First District, Division Three by Governor Wilson in 1996. He had previously been appointed to the Superior Court of Napa County in 1985, and was re-elected in 1986 and 1992. He authored Napa County Rules for Administration of Civil Litigation, and served as a Presiding Judge of the Appellate Department. He had a private law practice from 1960-1985, and was a Deputy County Counsel for Los Angeles County from 1958-1959. He graduated from the University of Southern California Law School in 1958, and from Stanford University in 1955. He enjoys the outdoors, photography, woodworking, and travel.
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Herbert L. Ashby was appointed by Governor Ronald Reagan in 1972 to be a retired associate justice of the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Five. He was also an assistant district attorney for Ventura County, the county's first county counsel, and chief assistant attorney general for the State of California. He was a member of the State Bar of California and New Mexico, and wrote more than 500 published opinions. He served in the U.S. Army from 1953-55, and earned his J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law in 1958, where he was on the Dean's Honor Roll and won the Nathan Burkam Award for Copyright Law. He also earned a B.A. from the University of New Mexico in 1952.
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Herbert Ashby was born in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1929, just before the start of the Great Depression. His father had many different jobs and his mother was a housewife. His father taught him how to play chess and box, which helped him when he went to different elementary schools. In high school, he was an all-around athlete, playing football, wrestling, and running track. He was also involved in a city league football team. After high school, he went to Rutgers University and then transferred to the University of New Mexico. He decided to go to law school and was drafted into the army after his first year. He and three fraternity brothers drove up to Alaska to make a fortune, but ended up fighting fires instead.
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This is a list of attorneys who are part of the Statewide Habeas Attorney Panel and are compliant with 4.562 regulations. It includes the attorney's name, bar number, county of principal place of business, and appellate district. The list was updated in February 2020.
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Harry W. Low was a retired presiding justice of the Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Five. He was appointed to the newly-created position by Governor Brown Jr. in 1982 and was confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments and the electorate. He also served as an Assistant Administrative Presiding Justice of the Court, a Judge of the Superior Court, a Judge of the Municipal Court, and a Deputy Attorney General. He was a member of various professional, civic, and charitable organizations, and was the first judge of Chinese-American ancestry in Northern California. He was also a professor at the University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law and a lecturer for various judicial seminars and study committees. He was a Democrat.
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and Santa Cruz and all of that. So it was kind of a very interesting role. I was appointed by Jerry Brown at the very tail end of his administration , and I took office in January of ’83. William Stein: You were the Presiding J ustice of the First District for a while, weren’t you? Harry Low: Yeah, I was the Presiding J ustice of the First District for a period of time , and I was the Presiding J ustice of Division Five for a period of time . William Stein: Do you want to talk a little bit about the role of the Presiding J ustice? Harry Low: Yeah. The role of the Presiding J ustice is a very interesting role. I think it’s a role that requires a lot of diplomacy and a lot of tact . You have to be able to deal with the other justices , and you have to be able to deal with the staff , and you have to be able to deal with the bar . And I think that it’s a very important role , because the Presiding J ustice kind of sets the tone for the division . California Appellate Court Legacy Project – Video Interview Transcript: Justice Harry Low [Harry_Low
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Harry F. Brauer was a retired associate justice of the Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District. He was appointed to the newly-created court by Governor Deukmejian in 1984, and was confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments and the electorate in 1986. He retired from the bench in 1989. Prior to this, he was a judge of the Superior Court and Municipal Court in Santa Cruz County. He was admitted to the California Bar in 1952 and was a Democrat. He enjoyed mountain climbing, backpacking, fishing, and listening to classical music.
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Justice Harry Brauer was one of three original justices appointed to the California Appellate Court in 1984. He was born in Germany in 1926 and fled to the Philippines in 1939 to escape Hitler. During World War II, he attended Catholic school and learned English quickly. After the war, his family moved to the United States and he was accepted to the University of Chicago. He then went on to Yale Law School and eventually became an Associate Justice of the Sixth District Court of Appeal. He retired in 1989 and now lives in Arizona.
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Justice Harmon Scoville was a judge who was referred to as a "judge's judge" in the legal community. He was born in Ogden, Utah in 1922 and grew up in Los Angeles, California. He worked in his father's broom factory from the age of 11 and was very active in the Boy Scouts, earning his Eagle rank. He graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1940 and attended UCLA, majoring in military science, political science, and public speaking. He enlisted in the military in 1943 and was commissioned as a lieutenant. He was stationed at Camp Meade, Maryland and then sent to Germany. He did not see any combat.
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Harmon G. Scoville was a retired presiding justice of the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District. He was appointed by Governor Deukmejian in 1987 and confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. Prior to this, he was a judge of the Superior Court of Orange County from 1969 to 1987, and a judge of the Municipal Court of West Orange County from 1967 to 1969. He had a long career in law, including private practice and teaching at the California Judicial College. He was also an Eagle Scout and a Boy Scout Leader, and was awarded the Franklin G. West Award from the Orange County Bar Association.
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This handout explains the process for filing a petition for a writ, which is a directive from a court to a trial court, an administrative agency, or a person to do something or to stop doing something. It includes information on the types of writs, the time limits for filing a petition, what to submit with the petition, and how to request a stay of a judgment or order pending appeal.
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