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Edwin Fernando Beach was a retired associate justice of the Court of Appeal in California. He was appointed by Governor Reagan in 1973 and confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. He was also a judge of the Superior Court and Justice Court in Ventura County, and had a private law practice in Santa Paula. He was a member of the Rotary Club and various other organizations. He wrote a significant decision in 1986 ruling that adult patients of sound mind have the right to refuse medical treatment. He graduated from the University of Southern California Law School and was admitted to the California Bar in 1951. He was a Republican and a Methodist.

Justice Edwin Beach was born in Lima, Peru in 1924 and moved to the United States in 1930 with his mother and sister. He served in the Army during World War II and then attended USC Law School. After graduating, he worked at Port Hueneme as a civilian employee while waiting for his bar results. He passed the bar in 1950, along with two other Ventura County residents, Nagao Fujita and Fred Ferro. He went on to become an Associate Justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Two, and the presiding justice of that division.

Retired Justice Ed Wallin grew up in Minnesota in a large family. His parents had skipped two grades in school and graduated in 1930 and 1931, respectively. He attended public school in Minneapolis and went on to college and law school at the University of Minnesota. During college, he was inspired by Hubert Humphrey's example of public service. He graduated from law school in 1967 and was offered a job at the Dorsey firm in Minneapolis. However, he was encouraged by a friend and a dean to interview with two California firms, and he accepted a job offer from Kindel & Anderson in Los Angeles. He has since become an expert in civil procedure.

Justice Edward J. Wallin was appointed to a newly-created position by Governor Brown Jr. in 1982 and confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. He was later elected by the electorate in 1986 and 1998, and retired in 1999. He was also a judge on the Superior Court of Orange County from 1978-1982. He was a private lawyer, assistant U.S. Attorney, and a referee for the American Youth Soccer Organization. He was also a coach for Little League and Bobby Sox. He graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1967 and was admitted to the California Bar in 1968.

Justice Edward A. Hinz Jr. was appointed to the Court of Appeals by Governor Deukmejian in 1990 and was confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. He was then elected to a four-year term in 1990 and retired from the bench in 1994. Prior to this, he was a judge on the Superior Court in Los Angeles County from 1974 to 1990, and a judge on the Municipal Court in Los Angeles from 1973 to 1974. He was also a Chief Assistant Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General for the California State Department of Justice. He attended Hastings College of the Law and the University of California, Los Angeles.

Earl Johnson Jr. was appointed to a newly-created position as an Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Seven by Governor Brown Jr. in 1982. He was confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments and the electorate to two 12-year terms in 1986 and 1998. He was a professor and associate professor at the University of Southern California Law Center, a director of the Legal Services Program, a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, and a founding president of the National Equal Justice Library. He has received numerous awards and memberships, and has authored and co-authored multiple books, articles, and book chapters. He has also authored numerous significant decisions relating to attorney fee awards, civil procedure, constitutional law, contracts, corporations, criminal and juvenile law, dependency, environmental law, evidence, family law, property and land finance law, remedies, taxation, and torts.

Justice Douglas Swager and Justice Timothy Reardon are being interviewed for the California Appellate Court Legacy Project, which is creating an oral history of the appellate court in California. Justice Swager was born and raised in Richmond, California and attended Portola Junior High School and Harry Ells High School in Richmond. He went on to attend the University of California at Berkeley, majoring in Business Administration, and then Hastings College of the Law. Justice Reardon was also a graduate of Hastings College of the Law. During the interview, Justice Swager discussed his upbringing and his decision to pursue a career in law.

Douglas Elmer Swager is an Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division One. He was nominated by Governor Wilson in 1995 and confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. He was previously a Judge of the Superior Court in Contra Costa, appointed by Governor Deukmejian in 1987, and a Judge of the Municipal Court in the Bay Judicial District, appointed by Governor Deukmejian in 1985. Prior to his judicial career, he was a private law practitioner in Richmond, California from 1973-1985. He holds a J.D. from Hastings College of the Law and a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Republican and a Catholic.

Justice Robert Dondero was born in San Francisco, the second generation of his family who had emigrated from Northern Italy. His father worked for the Sunset Scavenger Company, and his mother was a housewife. He was an only child, but had many cousins who lived nearby. He attended St. Peters grammar school in the Mission District, and then Riordan High School. He was involved in speech and debate activities, and his friends from that program went on to become lawyers and judges. He attended the University of Santa Clara, where he majored in history and was involved in student government. He met his wife, Liz Heffernan Dondero, at his law school graduation, and they have two daughters, Alison and Chrissy, who are both involved in the law. He has several grandchildren, and is 6'7" tall.

Justice Donald King was a lifelong resident of San Francisco. He attended college at Auburn University, but returned to San Francisco to finish his degree at the University of San Francisco. He served in the Army and then attended law school at USF. He went into private practice and was involved in politics, becoming the Chairman of the Democratic Central Committee in 1962. In 1976, he was appointed to the San Francisco Superior Court by Governor Jerry Brown, Jr. During his time on the court, he implemented a mediation system for custody cases, which was successful in helping parents make decisions about their children.

Donald Bruce King was a retired Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal in the First Appellate District, Division Five. He was appointed to the newly-created position by Governor Brown, Jr. in 1982 and confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. He was also a judge on the San Francisco Superior Court from 1976 to 1982. Prior to this, he was a private law practitioner from 1959 to 1976. He was a member of the California Judges Association, the Family Law Advisory Committee to the Judicial Council, and the Bar Association of San Francisco. He was also the recipient of several awards for his public service. He was a lecturer at the Hastings College of the Law, the University of San Francisco School of Law, and the Golden Gate University School of Law. He was also the co-author of the California Practice Guide Family Law.

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