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William A. Norris

Democratic

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Date Party Office Votes Result
11-05-1974 Democratic Attorney General 2707998 Loss
 

Candidate Biography:

Born: 1927 in Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania

1955: Clerk, Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas
Previous: Member, California State Board of Education
1966-1972: Member, California State University Board of Trustees
Later: President, Los Angeles Police Commission
1979: Founding President, Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles
1980-1997: Justice, Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
1999: Special Counsel for Tribal Affairs, Governor Gray Davis