Ernest Allen Tolin

Judge Ernest Allen Tolin

Personal

Birthday:

8/2/1904

Birthplace:

Pomona, CA

Date of Death:

6/11/1961

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1933-1941
Special attorney, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Los Angeles, California, 1942-1943
Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of California, 1943-1949; chief assistant U.S. attorney, 1946-1949
U.S. attorney for the Southern District of California, 1949-1951

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, October 18, 1951; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

Southwestern Law School

The only law school with four courses of study leading to the J.D. degree, Southwestern Law School offers traditional full-time and part-time programs as well as a unique 2-year J.D. alternative curriculum. The campus includes the extraordinary Bullocks Wilshire building, a world-renowned historic Art Deco landmark that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Degree:

LL.B.

Degree Year:

1930

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Southern District of California

Court Name:

California Southern District Court

President Nominating:

Harry S Truman

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

6/11/1952

Termination Date:

6/11/1961

Termination Reason:

Death