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Vincent Whelan

Write-in

Picture of Vincent Whelan
courtinfo.ca.gov
Date Party Office Votes Result
11-08-1938 Write-in AD-80 184 Loss
Website: www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/courtsofappeal/4thDistrictDiv1/whelan.htm
 

Candidate Biography:

Born: February 18, 1904 in O'Neill, Nebraska
Died: March 8, 1979

1928-1931: Assistant Counsel, Union Title Insurance Company
1936-1940: Member, Executive Committee of the Conference of State Bar Delegates
1940-1945: Chairman, Selective Service Appeals Board for San Diego and Imperial Counties
1950-1956: Chairman, San Diego County Democratic Central Committee
1959-1965: Justice, San Diego County Superior Court
1963-1964: Presiding Judge, San Diego County Superior Court
1965-1975: Associate Justice, Fourth District Court of Appeal

  • Although Vincent Whelan never attended college or law school, he studied his father's law books, passed the State Bar examination in April 1928.