Malcolm Millar Lucas (April 19, 1927 – September 28, 2016) was an American jurist and attorney who served as the 26th Chief Justice of California. He previously served as a trial judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court and United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Malcolm Millar Lucas
California Central District Court
Born 1927 in Berkeley, CA
Died 2016 in Los Angeles, CA
FJC ID: 1433
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Supreme Court of CaliforniaJustice · 1984–1996
- ↳chief justice · 1987–1996
- Superior Court of California, County of Los AngelesJudge · 1967–1971
- Private practice, Long Beach, California1954–1967
Appointments
- 1984–1996
1971–1984 · Appointed by Richard M. Nixon (Republican)Term ended: Resignation
Education
- University of California-Berkeleyba
- University of Southern California Law School (now Gould School of Law)LL.B. · 1953
- University of Southern CaliforniaB.A. · 1950
- University of Southern CaliforniaB.A. · 1950