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William Rylaarsdam
William F. Rylaarsdam was an associate justice on the Fourth District, Division Three of the California Courts of Appeal. He was appointed by Governor Pete Wilson and took the oath of office on April 10, 1995.[1] He ran for retention in 2014, winning a new term that expires on January 3, 2027.[2][3]Justice Rylaarsdam retired in 2016.[4]
Education
Rylaarsdam received his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1957 and received his J.D. from Loyola Law School in 1964. In 1998, he received his L.L.M. from the University of Virginia School of Law.[5]
Career
Rylaarsdam began his legal career in 1964 as an attorney practicing civil litigation. He was a civil litigator in Los Angeles, Pasadena and Newport Beach until 1985, when Governor George Deukmejian appointed him to the Los Angeles Superior Court. In 1986, he was appointed to the Orange County Superior Court. He serve on that court until his appointment to the California Fourth District Court of Appeal in 1995.[5]
Publications
Rylaarsdam co-authored two text books, California Civil Procedure Before Trial and California Civil Procedure Before Trial: Statutes of Limitations.[5]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2014: Lifetime Achievement Award, The Netherland America Foundation[6]
- 2014: Appellate Justice of the Year, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA)[7]
- 2012: David G. Sills Award for Appellate Excellence, Orange County Bar Association Appellate Law Section[8]
Elections
2014
Rylaarsdam was retained to the 4th District Court of Appeal with 70.0 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [3]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Justices of the California Courts of Appeal—Terms of Office," June 27, 2014
- ↑ Judicial selection in California
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 California Secretary of State, "General Election -November 4,2014 Official Certified List of Candidates," August 28, 2014
- ↑ California Courts, "William F. Rylaarsdam, Associate Justice"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 California Courts, "William F. Rylaarsdam, Associate Justice," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Orange County Bar Association, "The Netherland America Foundation honors the Honorable William F. Rylaarsdam," November 15, 2014
- ↑ Shernoff Bidart Echeverria Bentley, "2014 CAALA Gala," December 30, 2013
- ↑ Orange County Bar Association, "Justice Rylaarsdam Receives 'Sills Award'," 2012
