George Nicholson
George Nicholson was an associate justice on the Third District of the California Courts of Appeal. He was appointed by former Governor George Deukmejian and took the oath of office on August 23, 1990. He was retained by voters on November 2, 2010, and his term would have ended on January 1, 2023.[1]
Nicholson retired from the bench effective January 2, 2018.[2]
Education
Nicholson earned an associate degree from Oakland City College in math and science. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from California State University at Hayward and his law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of Law. He was admitted to the California Bar in 1968.[3]
Career
Nicholson was a deputy district attorney from 1968 to 1974. He then worked as a senior trial deputy district attorney until 1976. He was the executive director of the California District Attorneys Association from 1976 to 1979. After this, he was a special assistant attorney general until 1980, when he became a senior assistant attorney general. He was deputy director for special projects for Gov. Deukmejian in the Office of Planning and Research from 1983 to 1984. He then founded the National School Safety Center, a partnership of Pepperdine University and the United States Departments of Justice and Education. He was appointed to the Sacramento Municipal Court in 1987 and to the Superior Court in 1989.[3]
Elections
2010
- See also: California judicial elections, 2010
Nicholson was retained in 2010 with 71.7 percent of the vote.[4]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ California Secretary of State: Justices of the California Courts of Appeal
- ↑ Metropolitan News-Enterprise, "George Nicholson to Retire From Third District Court of Appeal," October 12, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 California Courts, George Nicholson biography
- ↑ California Secretary of State, November 2, 2010 Official Results
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California
State courts:
California Supreme Court • California Courts of Appeal • California Superior Courts
State resources:
Courts in California • California judicial elections • Judicial selection in California
