Lourdes Gillespie Baird

Lourdes Gillespie Baird

Judge Lourdes Gillespie Baird

Personal

Birthday: 
1935
Birthplace: 
Quito, Ecuador
Race or Ethnicity: 
Hispanic
Gender: 
Female
Prior Employment: 

Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 1977-1983
Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1983-1986
Judge, East Los Angeles [California] Municipal Court, 1986-1987
Judge, Los Angeles [California] Municipal Court, 1987-1988
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 1988-1990
U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, 1990-1992

Education

Name of School: 
Los Angeles City College
Degree: 
A.A.
Degree Year: 
1971
Name of School - Second: 
University of California, Los Angeles
Degree - Second: 
B.A.
Degree Year - Second: 
1973
Name of School - Third: 

University of California Los Angeles School of Law

UCLA School of Law is the youngest top law school in the nation. At fifty-five years old, our school has never felt bound by outmoded ideas of how law should be taught or studied. Instead, beginning in the 1950s, UCLA created its own tradition - a tradition of innovation. We maintain this tradition persistently, building off our past successes as we propel our school, and students, into a future of unparalleled distinction.

Degree - Third: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Third: 
1976

Judicial Career

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

California Central District Court

President Nominating: 
George H.W. Bush
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
8/12/1992
Retirement from Active Service: 
5/12/2004
Termination Date: 
4/15/2005
Termination Reason: 
Retirement