Albert Lee Stephens Sr.

Albert Lee Stephens Sr.

Judge Albert Lee Stephens Sr.

Personal

Birthday: 
1/25/1874
Birthplace: 
State Line City, IN
Date of Death: 
1/15/1965
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1899-1906
Justice of the peace, Los Angeles, California, 1906-1910
Private practice, 1910-1911, 1919-1920
Civil service commissioner, State of California, 1911-1913
City attorney, Los Angeles, California, 1913-1919
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 1919-1932
Justice, California Court of Appeal, 1932-1935; presiding justice, 1933-1935

Education

Name of School: 
Read law
Degree Year: 
1899
Name of School - Second: 

University of Southern California Gould School of Law

One of the most prominent law schools in the country, USC Law offers a forward-looking, interdisciplinary legal education guided by nationally renowned professors and informed by the diversity of a friendly and collegial student body. Located in the nation's second largest city, one of the largest and most dynamic in the world, the school offers myriad opportunities to apply the law to real-world problems through partnerships with some of the world's leading companies and law firms. Through interdisciplinary academic training and practical application of skills, students acquire the experience necessary to succeed as leaders in a global environment.

Degree - Second: 
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second: 
1903

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Southern District of California
Court Name: 

California Southern District Court

President Nominating: 
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
8/24/1935
Termination Date: 
6/21/1937
Termination Reason: 
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Second: 
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Court Name - Second: 

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second: 
6/18/1937
Retirement from Active Service - Second: 
1/25/1961
Termination Date - Second: 
1/15/1965
Termination Reason - Second: 
Death