Malcolm Lucas
Malcolm Millar Lucas was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Central District of California and a justice on the California Supreme Court.
Lucas was nominated to the federal bench by President Richard Nixon on July 8, 1971, to a new seat created by 84 Stat. 294. He was confirmed by the Senate on July 29, 1971, and received commission that same day. He served the Central District of California until his resignation on April 6, 1984. Lucas was succeeded in this position by William Rea.
In 1984, Lucas was appointed to the California Supreme Court by Republican Governor George Deukmejian. In 1987, Gov. Deukmejian elevated Justice Lucas to chief justice. Lucas retired from the court in 1996.[1] He was succeeded by Justice Ronald George.
Malcolm Lucas died on September 28, 2016.[1]
Early life and education
- University of Southern California, B.A., 1950
- University of Southern California Gould School of Law, LL.B., 1953
Professional career
- 1984-1996: Justice, California Supreme Court
- 1987-1996: Chief justice
- 1971-1984: Judge, United States District Court for the Central District of California
- 1967-1971: Judge, Superior Court, Los Angeles, California
- 1954-1967: Private practice, Long Beach, California
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External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Central District of California 1971–1984 Seat #16 |
Succeeded by: William Rea
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| 1969 |
Adams • Barlow • Battin • Brooks • Burger • Carswell • Clark • Garth • Gibbons • Goodwin • Hannum • Herman • Ingraham • Kilkenny • Lane • Levin • MacKinnon • McFadden • Middlebrooks • Parker • Robb • Trask • Widener • Wilkins • Williams • Wright | ||
| 1970 |
Becker • Blackmun • Bogue • Bratcher • Bue • Conti • Cox • Ditter • Dupree • Eisele • Engel • Fay • Feikens • Fisher • Frey • Gorbey • Hill • Huyett • Kelleher • Kennedy • Kent • King • Kitchen • Knapp • Knox • Krupansky • McCune • McGarr • McWilliams • Mechem • J. Miller • W. Miller • Morton • Moye • Muir • O'Kelley • Oakes • Pell • Pointer • Pratt • Roney • Rosenn • Ross • Schnacke • Scott • Stapleton • Steger • Stevens • Teitelbaum • Thompson • Tjoflat • Toledo • Turrentine • Urbom • VanArtsdalen • Walinski • Wallace • Wangelin • Webster • Weis • Wellford • Wilkey • Winner • Wood | ||
| 1971 |
Alaimo • Allen • A. Anderson • J. Anderson • Barrett • Bauer • Bauman • Benson • Blair • Blatt • Boe • Brieant • Broderick • Bryan Jr. • Byrne • Campbell • Chapman • Choy • Contie • Costantino • DeMascio • Denney • Dier • Doyle • Field • Finesilver • Flannery • Freeman • Gagliardi • Goodwin • Gordon • Green • Gurfein • Hall • Hand • Hodges • Holden • Hunter • Kunzig • Lacey • Lucas • Lydick • Mansfield • McGovern • McLaren • McMillen • Mulligan • Murray • Neaher • Newcomer • Newman • Nielsen • O'Connor • Oakes • Pierce • Powell • Rehnquist • Renfrew • Richey • Rosen • Rubin • Russell • Scalera • Sharp • Sprecher • Stephenson • Stuart • Timbers • Tone • Sickle • Varner • R. West • Williams • Young | ||
| 1972 |
Bechtle • Bennett • Burns • Campbell • Carter • Coffrin • Duffy • Enright • Foreman • Freedman • Griesa • Hermansdorfer • Joiner • Kashiwa • King • Knapp • Lively • Mahon • Markey • Neill • Owens • Pesquera • Roettger • Skopil, Jr. • Stewart • Tauro • Turk • Wallace • H. Ward • R. Ward • Widener | ||
| 1973 |
Biunno • Conner • Engel • Fogel • Garth • Gee • Guin • Hancock • Harvey • Marshall • Miller • Nangle • Owen • Reed • Schatz • Sharp • Skinner • Sneed • Snyder • Stern • Webster • Weis • Wood | ||
| 1974 |
Alsop • Duncan • Firth • Gurfein • Hill • Matsch • McGlynn • Meanor • Miles • Morris • Orrick • Platt • Porter • Schwartz • Stagg • Tone • Voorhees • Warren • Warriner • Werker | ||
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| Current judges | Carol Corrigan, Kelli M. Evans, Joshua Groban, Patricia Guerrero, Martin J. Jenkins, Leondra Kruger, Goodwin Liu | ||
| Former judges | Marvin Baxter, Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Ming Chin, Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, Patricia Guerrero, Joyce Kennard, Kathryn Mickle Werdegar | ||
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