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Robert Mallano

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Robert Mallano
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Prior offices
California 2nd District Court of Appeal Division 1

Education

Bachelor's

Yale University

Law

University of California, Berkeley


Robert M. Mallano was the presiding justice of Division One of the Second District Court of Appeal in California. He was appointed to this court by former Governor Davis and took his oath of office in August 2000. He was retained by an election on November 5, 2002, on January 1, 2007, and on November 3, 2010.[1]

Mallano was appointed to the position of presiding justice by Governor Schwarzenegger in May of 2008 and was sworn in on June 4, 2008, at the age of 68.[2][3]

Mallano retired from the bench in February 2014.[4]

Education

Justice Mallano graduated from Yale University in 1960 and Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley in 1963. He also studied law in Rome. He is married to Kathleen Baker Mallano.[5]

Career

Justice Mallano started out as the Deputy District Attorney in Los Angeles County. He served in this position for 3 years and then practiced private law for 11 years. In 1978, he was appointed to the South Bar Municipal Court by former Governor Brown. In 1980, he was appointed to the Los Angeles Superior Court and was elected presiding judge of that court in 1993 and 1994. He was then appointed to the appellate court in 2000. He was also a member of the Judicial Council and the Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics.[5][6]

Elections

2010

Mallano was retained in 2010 with 67.9% of the vote.[7]

See also: California judicial elections, 2010

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