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Nelson, Dorothy Wright
Born 1928 in San Pedro, CA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Nominated by Jimmy Carter on September 28, 1979, to a new seat authorized by 92 Stat. 1629. Confirmed by the Senate on December 19, 1979, and received commission on December 20, 1979. Assumed senior status on January 1, 1995.
Education:
University of California, Los Angeles, A.B., 1950
University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, J.D., 1953
University of Southern California Law School (now Gould School of Law), LL.M., 1956
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Nominated by Jimmy Carter on September 28, 1979, to a new seat authorized by 92 Stat. 1629. Confirmed by the Senate on December 19, 1979, and received commission on December 20, 1979. Assumed senior status on January 1, 1995.
Education:
University of California, Los Angeles, A.B., 1950
University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, J.D., 1953
University of Southern California Law School (now Gould School of Law), LL.M., 1956
Professional Career:
Research associate fellow, University of Southern California Law School, 1953-1956
Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1954-1957
Faculty, University of Southern California Law School, 1957-1980; instructor, 1957-1958; assistant professor, 1958-1961; associate professor, 1961-1967; associate dean, 1965-1967; interim dean, 1967-1969; professor, 1967-1980; dean, 1969-1980
Adjunct professor of law, University of Southern California Law School, 1980-