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Dennis Cornell
Dennis A. Cornell is a former justice of the Fifth District of the California Courts of Appeal. He retired from the bench in June 2015.[1] Cornell was appointed by Governor Gray Davis and sworn in on December 21, 2000. Cornell was retained by voters in 2002 and 2014.[2][3]
Education
Cornell graduated from Stanford University in 1969. He then attended to The National Law Center, George Washington University, receiving his J.D. in 1972.[4]
Career
Cornell began his law career in 1972 as an attorney in private practice in Merced. He practiced law there for 20 years. From 1986 to 1992, he also served as a part-time magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. In 1992, Cornell was appointed to the Merced County Superior Court, where he served until his appointment to the Court of Appeal.[4]
Elections
2014
Cornell was retained to the 5th District Court of Appeal with 67.0 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [3]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Resolution Remedies, "Professional Panel-Justice Dennis A. Cornell (ret.)," accessed Ocober 6, 2015
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "California Judicial Branch 2014 Roster," accessed November 17, 2014 Scroll to page 4
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 California Secretary of State, "General Election -November 4,2014 Official Certified List of Candidates," August 28, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 California Courts, "Dennis Cornell," accessed October 31, 2014
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
