John Spencer Letts

Personal

Birthday: 
12/19/1934
Birthplace: 
St. Louis, MO
Date of Death: 
11/10/2014
Place of Death: 
Torrance, CA
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

U.S. Army Reserve captain, 1956-1965
Private practice, Houston, Texas, 1960-1966
Vice president/general counsel, Teledyne, Inc., Los Angeles, California, 1966-1973, 1975-1978
Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1973-1975, 1978-1985

Education

Name of School: 
Yale University
Degree: 
B.A.
Degree Year: 
1956
Name of School - Second: 

Harvard Law School

The world's premier center for legal education and research, Harvard Law School provides unparalleled opportunities to study law and related disciplines in an energetic and creative learning environment. A Harvard Law education prepares students for success in law practice, business, public service, and teaching. Through its faculty, students, and alumni, Harvard Law School is able to contribute solutions to the world's most complex legal and social challenges.

Degree - Second: 
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second: 
1960

Judicial Career

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

California Central District Court

President Nominating: 
Ronald Reagan
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
12/17/1985
Retirement from Active Service: 
12/19/2000
Termination Date: 
11/10/2014
Termination Reason: 
Death