Dickran Mardivos Tevrizian Jr. (born August 4, 1940) is a retired

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of the

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. Confirmed in 1985, he is the first

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federal judge of

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ancestry. He is currently a mediator and arbitrator with JAMS.

Education and career

Born in

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, Dickran "Dicky" Tevrizian received a

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degree in finance from the

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in 1962 and a

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from the

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in 1965. While at USC, Tevrizian was a member of the Gamma Tau Chapter of the

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fraternity. In 1994, he was awarded the Oxford Cup, the highest honor a brother of Beta Theta Pi can receive. He was a tax accountant with Arthur Andersen and Company in Los Angeles from 1965 to 1966, and then in private practice in Los Angeles until 1972. He was a judge of the Los Angeles Municipal Court from 1972 to 1978. He was a judge of the

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in Los Angeles from 1978 to 1982, returning to private practice in Los Angeles from 1982 to 1985, and expanding his practice to

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from 1985 to 1986.

Federal judicial service

On November 7, 1985, Tevrizian was nominated by President

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to a new seat on the

created by 98 Stat. 333. He was confirmed by the

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on December 16, 1985, and received his commission the following day. Tevrizian assumed senior status on August 5, 2005, and retired completely from the bench on April 19, 2007.

Notable cases

Tevrizian sentenced

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, the criminal teenage entrepreneur who has since become a

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minister and anti-fraud detective, to prison in 1987. He also sentenced Jurijus Kadamovas and Iouri Mikhel to death in 2007. The men were foreign nationals who had murdered a total of five people.

Post judicial service

Currently, he is a neutral (mediator and arbitrator) with JAMS, active as of March 2018.

References

Sources

External links

USC Institute of Armenian Studies Gala Honors Federal Judge
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tevrizian, Dickran 1940 births Living people American people of Armenian descent California state court judges Judges of the United States District Court for the Central District of California Marshall School of Business alumni Superior court judges in the United States United States district court judges appointed by Ronald Reagan USC Gould School of Law alumni