Stuart R. Pollak
Encyclopedia
Stuart R. Pollak is an Associate Justice
of the California Court of Appeal
, division three, in San Francisco
, California
.
(A.B. 1959 with Great Honors) and Harvard Law School
(LL.B. 1962 Magna Cum Laude). He served as a clerk for Chief Justice Earl Warren
from 1962-1963 before working for the United States Department of Justice
, Criminal Division, from 1963-1965. In 1964, he served as a staff member on the President's Commission on the Assassination of JFK, unofficially known as the Warren Commission
. A year later he became an associate attorney at Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady & Pollak, where he stayed for 17 years until his appointment to the San Francisco Superior Court. He is married and has four children.
. He was later retained by voters on November 5, 2002 with over 630,000 votes or 73% of the electorate. His current term expires on January 6, 2013.
Associate Justice
Associate Justice or Associate Judge is the title for a member of a judicial panel who is not the Chief Justice in some jurisdictions. The title "Associate Justice" is used for members of the United States Supreme Court and some state supreme courts, and for some other courts in Commonwealth...
of the California Court of Appeal
California Court of Appeal
The California Courts of Appeal are the state intermediate appellate courts in the U.S. state of California. The state is geographically divided into six appellate districts...
, division three, in San Francisco
San Francisco, California
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, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
Background
Justice Pollak is a graduate of Stanford UniversityStanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
(A.B. 1959 with Great Honors) and Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
(LL.B. 1962 Magna Cum Laude). He served as a clerk for Chief Justice Earl Warren
Earl Warren
Earl Warren was the 14th Chief Justice of the United States.He is known for the sweeping decisions of the Warren Court, which ended school segregation and transformed many areas of American law, especially regarding the rights of the accused, ending public-school-sponsored prayer, and requiring...
from 1962-1963 before working for the United States Department of Justice
United States Department of Justice
The United States Department of Justice , is the United States federal executive department responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries.The Department is led by the Attorney General, who is nominated...
, Criminal Division, from 1963-1965. In 1964, he served as a staff member on the President's Commission on the Assassination of JFK, unofficially known as the Warren Commission
Warren Commission
The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, known unofficially as the Warren Commission, was established on November 27, 1963, by Lyndon B. Johnson to investigate the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963...
. A year later he became an associate attorney at Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady & Pollak, where he stayed for 17 years until his appointment to the San Francisco Superior Court. He is married and has four children.
Judicial Experience
In 1982 Justice Pollak was appointed to the California Superior Court in San Francisco. After 20 years as a trial judge, in 2002 Justice Pollak was appointed to the California Court of Appeal in the First Appellate District by then-Governor Gray DavisGray Davis
Joseph Graham "Gray" Davis, Jr. is an American Democratic politician who served as California's 37th Governor from 1999 until being recalled in 2003...
. He was later retained by voters on November 5, 2002 with over 630,000 votes or 73% of the electorate. His current term expires on January 6, 2013.
External links
- Pollak Profile on Judgepedia
- http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/courtsofappeal/1stDistrict/justices/pollak.htm