Orville Armstrong
| Orville Armstrong | |
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| Current Court Information: | |
| California Second District Court of Appeal | |
| Title: | Justice |
| Position: | Division Five |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Gov. Pete Wilson |
| Active: | 1993-2023 |
| Past post: | Superior Court of Los Angeles County Judge |
| Past term: | 1991-1992 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | January 21, 1929 |
| Home State: | Texas |
| Bachelors: | University of Texas, 1953 |
| Law School: | University of Southern California, 1956 |
| Military service: | U.S. Army |
Orville A. "Jack" Armstrong is a judge on the Second District, Division Five of the California Courts of Appeal. He was appointed to this position by then-Governor Wilson and took the oath of office on January 12, 1993. He was retained on November 2, 2010 and his next term ends on January 3, 2023.[1]
Education
Orville Armstrong graduated with a BBA from the University of Texas in 1953. He received his law degree 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][4]
Legal 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 Governor Deukmejian, where he served from 1991 to 1992, when he was appointed to the Court of Appeals.[2][3][4]
Elections
2010
Armstrong was retained in 2010 with 71% of the vote. [5]
- See also: California judicial elections, 2010
External links
- Calfornia 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
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