Marvin Baxter
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Marvin R. Baxter (b. 1940) is an associate justice of the California Supreme Court. He was elevated to serve in January of 1991 and, in 2002, was re-elected to a new term of office which began on January 7, 2003.
Education
Justice Baxter graduated from California State University, Fresno with a degree in economics. [1]
Legal career and experience
Baxter began his legal career as a Fresno County deputy district attorney in 1967, where he served for two years. He then became an associate and later a partner in the Fresno law firm of Andrews, Andrews, Thaxter, Jones and Baxter, where he practiced civil law for 13 years.
While practicing law in Fresno, Baxter was active in bar association activities. He served on the boards of directors of the Fresno County Bar Association, Fresno County Young Lawyers Association, Fresno County Legal Services, Inc. (Legal Aid), and California Young Lawyers Association. He served as President of the Fresno County Bar Association (1981) and as President of Fresno County Young Lawyers (1973-74).
In January, 1983, Baxter became Appointments Secretary to Governor George Deukmejian and was the Governor's principal adviser on all gubernatorial appointments made to the executive and judicial branches of government. He served in this capacity for six years and assisted in the appointment of more than 700 judges.
Baxter was appointed and confirmed as an Associate Justice of the Courts of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District (headquartered in Fresno) in December 1988. He was elevated to serve as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California in January 1991 and, in 2002, was re-elected to a new term of office which began on January 7, 2003. [1]
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