Dennis M. Perluss
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Dennis M. Perluss is the Presiding Justice
of the California Second District Court of Appeal, Division Seven, having been appointed to the post by Governor
Gray Davis
in 2003.
Perluss received an A.B.
from Stanford University
in 1970 and a J.D.
from Harvard Law School
in 1973. From 1973–1974, he was a law clerk
to U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Judge Shirley Hufstedler
. From 1974–1975, he was a law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court
Justice
Potter Stewart
. After his clerkship ended, Perluss was an attorney, until 1999, when Governor Gray Davis
appointed him to the Los Angeles County
Superior Court
. In 2001, Davis appointed him as an Associate Justice of the California Second District Court of Appeal, Division Seven and then elevated him to Presiding Justice in 2003.
Perluss and his wife, Rabbi Emily H. Feigenson, Chaplain at the Harvard-Westlake School
, live in Los Angeles
with their three children.
Chief judge
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of the California Second District Court of Appeal, Division Seven, having been appointed to the post by Governor
Governor of California
The Governor of California is the chief executive of the California state government, whose responsibilities include making annual State of the State addresses to the California State Legislature, submitting the budget, and ensuring that state laws are enforced...
Gray Davis
Gray Davis
Joseph Graham "Gray" Davis, Jr. is an American Democratic politician who served as California's 37th Governor from 1999 until being recalled in 2003...
in 2003.
Perluss received an A.B.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
in 1970 and a J.D.
Juris Doctor
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from Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
in 1973. From 1973–1974, he was a law clerk
Law clerk
A law clerk or a judicial clerk is a person who provides assistance to a judge in researching issues before the court and in writing opinions. Law clerks are not court clerks or courtroom deputies, who are administrative staff for the court. Most law clerks are recent law school graduates who...
to U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* District of Alaska* District of Arizona...
Judge Shirley Hufstedler
Shirley Hufstedler
Shirley Ann Mount Hufstedler is an American lawyer who served as the first United States Secretary of Education, under President Jimmy Carter.-Biography:...
. From 1974–1975, he was a law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases...
Justice
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States are the members of the Supreme Court of the United States other than the Chief Justice of the United States...
Potter Stewart
Potter Stewart
Potter Stewart was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. During his tenure, he made, among other areas, major contributions to criminal justice reform, civil rights, access to the courts, and Fourth Amendment jurisprudence.-Education:Stewart was born in Jackson, Michigan,...
. After his clerkship ended, Perluss was an attorney, until 1999, when Governor Gray Davis
Gray Davis
Joseph Graham "Gray" Davis, Jr. is an American Democratic politician who served as California's 37th Governor from 1999 until being recalled in 2003...
appointed him to the Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 9,818,605, making it the most populous county in the United States. Los Angeles County alone is more populous than 42 individual U.S. states...
Superior Court
Superior Courts of California
The Superior Courts of California are the superior courts in the U.S. state of California with general jurisdiction to hear and decide any civil or criminal action which is not specially designated to be heard in some other court or before a government agency...
. In 2001, Davis appointed him as an Associate Justice of the California Second District Court of Appeal, Division Seven and then elevated him to Presiding Justice in 2003.
Perluss and his wife, Rabbi Emily H. Feigenson, Chaplain at the Harvard-Westlake School
Harvard-Westlake School
Harvard-Westlake School is an independent, co-educational university preparatory day school consisting of two campuses located in Los Angeles, California with approximately 1,600 students enrolled in grades 7 through 12....
, live in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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with their three children.