Alarcon, Arthur Lawrence Born 1925 in Los Angeles, CA Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Nominated by Jimmy Carter on August 28, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629; Confirmed by the Senate on October 31, 1979, and received commission on November 2, 1979. Assumed senior status on November 21, 1992. Education: University of Southern California, B.A., 1949 University of Southern California Law School, LL.B., 1951 Professional Career: U.S. Army Staff Sergeant, 1943-1946 Deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, California, 1952-1961 Legal advisor and clemency and extradition secretary to the governor of California, 1961-1962 Executive assistant to the governor of California, 1962-1964 Chairman, California parole board, 1964 Judge, Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles, 1964-1978 Associate justice, California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, 1978-1979 Adjunct professor, Southwestern University School of Law, 1985-present Adjunct professor, Loyola Marymount School of Law, 1993 and 1994 Race or Ethnicity: Hispanic Gender: Male Oral History