Charles Edward Wiggins
Personal
U.S. Army first lieutenant, 1945-1948, 1950-1952
Law clerk, Hon. Frank G. Swain, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, Appellate Division
Private practice, El Monte, California, 1957-1966
Member, El Monte [California] Planning Commission, 1954-1960
Councilman, El Monte, California, 1960-1964
Mayor, El Monte, California, 1964-1966
U.S. representative from California, 1967-1979
Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1979-1982
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1982-1984
Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1984
Education
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.
Judicial Career
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
