James A. McIntyre (September 13, 1938 - August 16, 2020) was an

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of the California Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division One, having been appointed to the post by

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in 1996. In the 1998 general election, 73.3% of California voters decided to re-elect McIntyre for the remainder of the unexpired term, which was not scheduled to end until January 6, 2003. In the 2002 general election, 73.5% of the voters decided to re-elect McIntyre to a term expiring on January 5, 2015.

Early life

Born in

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, McIntyre earned his A.B. in

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from

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in 1960. After earning his

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from

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in 1963, he gained admission to the

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, various

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s in California, and the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Career

From 1963–1993, McIntyre was a civil trial attorney with the law firm of McInnis, Fitzgerald, Rees, Sharkey & McIntyre, where he tried over 100

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s. During his time with the firm, his clients included medical professionals and institutions in

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cases and clients in cases involving insurance, liability,

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, real estate, and

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. While in private practice, McIntyre was an

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of law at the

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. He was also listed in "The Best Lawyers in America" and "

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Among Practicing Attorneys."

appointed McIntyre to the in 1993. Three years later, Wilson elevated McIntyre to the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division One in June 1996. Since becoming a justice of the Court of Appeal in 1996, McIntyre had been appointed to serve on various judicial committees. In 1997, he was appointed to the

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's Court Profiles Advisory Committee, which makes recommendations on new judgeships, where he served until 1999. At that time, he was appointed to the Judicial Council Task Force on Jury Instructions, where he served until 2001. After his time on the task force, he was appointed to an appellate panel of justices who are responsible for hearing writ petitions in

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s between Superior Courts and their employees, where he still serves. He was a Master of the Enright Chapter of the

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, a

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of the

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, a Diplomate of the

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and had an "AV" rating in

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(the highest rating possible).

Personal life

McIntyre and his wife Victoria Bradley McIntyre had two daughters, Jill McIntyre Kelly and Jamie McIntyre Brown. He had two children from his first marriage, Scott and Molly McIntyre. Outside of his professional activities, McIntyre had also been a board member for various community and education groups, a little league

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, and a

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Death

McIntyre passed away August 16, 2020 due to kidney failure as a complication of pancreatic cancer.

References

External links

Official biography of James McIntyreJames McIntyre profile on JudgepediaJames McIntyre profile on Smart Voter
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