Hon. Edwin L. Jefferson

(May 22, 1905 - August 18, 1989)


EDUCATION
LL.B., University of Southern California Law School, 1931
B.A., University of Southern California, 1929
State Bar Admission, October 16, 1931

JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division 4, October 1, 1961 - May 20, 1975
Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court, January 26, 1949 – October 1, 1961, Appointed by Governor Earl Warren
Judge, Los Angeles Municipal Court, November15, 1941 - January 26, 1949, Appointed by Governor Culbert Olson.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Private Practice, Los Angeles, California 1931 - 1941

LEADERSHIP

MEMBERSHIP
Kappa Alpha Psi, Inc.
American Bar Association
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Langston Bar Association
Note: Hon edwin L. Jefferson was the first black judge with his appointment in 1941 west of the Mississippi.