Orville Armstrong
Orville A. "Jack" Armstrong was an associate justice on the Second District, Division Five of the California Courts of Appeal. He was appointed to the court by former Republican Governor Pete Wilson and took the oath of office on January 12, 1993. He was retained on November 2, 2010. Armstrong retired from the bench in July 2013.[1]
Education
Armstrong received his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas in 1953. He received his J.D. from the University of Southern California in 1956. He was also enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps for a few years starting in 1946.[2][3]
Career
Armstrong worked as a lawyer doing private civil practice in Los Angeles from 1957 to 1991. One of the firms he worked for during this time was Baker & McKenzie. He was appointed to the Los Angeles Superior Court by former Republican Governor George Deukmejian, where he served from 1991 to 1992. He was then appointed to the court of appeals.[2][3]
Elections
2010
Armstrong was retained to the court of appeals in 2010 with 71 percent of the vote.[4]
- See also: California judicial elections, 2010
See also
External links
- California Courts, "Orville Armstrong biography"
- California Courts of Appeal website
- Profile from the Appellate Counselor website
- Profile from Behind the Bench from Law.com
- Voter information from the League of Women Voters
Footnotes
- ↑ Metropolitan News-Enterprise, "Justice Orville Armstrong to Retire From Court of Appeal at End of July," July 17, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Law.com, "Behind the Bench"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 League of Women Voters, "Voter Information: Orville A. "Jack" Armstrong"
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "November 2, 2010 Official Results"
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
