Arthur Lawrence Alarcón (August 14, 1925 – January 28, 2015) was a United States circuit judge of the

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Education and career

Born in

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, Alarcón was a Staff Sergeant in the

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from 1943 to 1946, then received a

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degree from

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in 1949 and a

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from

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in 1951. He was a deputy district attorney in

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, California from 1952 to 1961. He was a legal adviser and clemency and extraditions secretary to the Governor of California from 1961 to 1962, and an executive assistant to the Governor of California from 1962 to 1964. He briefly chaired the

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in 1964, and was then a judge of the

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for the

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from 1964 to 1978. He was an associate justice of the

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Second Appellate District from 1978 to 1979.

Federal judicial service

On August 28, 1979, Alarcón was nominated by President

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to a new seat on the

created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the

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on October 31, 1979, and received his commission on November 2, 1979. He assumed senior status on November 21, 1992, and served until his death in Pacific Palisades, California, on January 28, 2015.

Academic posts

Alarcón was an adjunct professor at the

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from 1985 to 2015, and was an adjunct professor at Loyola Marymount School of Law in 1993 and 1994.

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Arthur Alarcón receives an honorary degree
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Education and career

Federal judicial service

Academic posts

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