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Charles Edward Wiggins
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
Charles Edward Wiggins , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Charles Edward Wiggins (December 3, 1927 – March 2, 2000) was a United States representative from California, and later a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He was initially elected to California's 25th congressional district. The district was renumbered as California's 39th congressional district prior to the 1974 election.
Education
- University of Southern CaliforniaB.S., 1953
- University of Southern California Law School (now Gould School of Law)LL.B., 1956
Career
U.S. Army first lieutenant, 1945-1948, 1950-1952; Law clerk, Hon. Frank G. Swain, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, Appellate Division; Private practice, El Monte, California, 1957-1966; Member, El Monte [California] Planning Commission, 1954-1960; Councilman, El Monte, California, 1960-1964; Mayor, El Monte, California, 1964-1966; U.S. representative from California, 1967-1979; Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1979-1982; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1982-1984; Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1984
Biography
Charles Edward Wiggins (December 3, 1927 – March 2, 2000) was a United States representative from California, and later a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He was initially elected to California's 25th congressional district. The district was renumbered as California's 39th congressional district prior to the 1974 election.
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