U.S. Southern District of California
Career Highlights: Retired January 2023, Recalled to full-time status, U.S. magistrate judge, Southern District of California, San Diego, 2016; U.S. magistrate judge, Southern District, 1993-2016; partner, Page, Polin, Busch & Boatright (formerly Page, Tucker & Brooks), 1983-93; partner, Sullivan, Jones & Archer, 1976-83; law clerk, U.S. District Judge Gordon Thompson Jr., Southern District of California, 1974-76.
Law School: Yale Law School, 1974
Career Highlights: Retired January 2023, Recalled to full-time status, U.S. magistrate judge, Southern District of California, San Diego, 2016; U.S. magistrate judge, Southern District, 1993-2016; partner, Page, Polin, Busch & Boatright (formerly Page, Tucker & Brooks), 1983-93; partner, Sullivan, Jones & Archer, 1976-83; law clerk, U.S. District Judge Gordon Thompson Jr., Southern District of California, 1974-76.
Law School: Yale Law School, 1974
By Pat Broderick
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN DIEGO - Ruben B. Brooks recalls sharing an occasional meal and conversation with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and Alan Bersin, currently the Department of Homeland Security's border czar, while they were at Yale Law School in the 1970s. Once in awhile, he'd spot Hillary Rodham in the library, although Brooks says he doesn't recall any encounters with Bill Clinton, both of whom w... (continued)
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN DIEGO - Ruben B. Brooks recalls sharing an occasional meal and conversation with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and Alan Bersin, currently the Department of Homeland Security's border czar, while they were at Yale Law School in the 1970s. Once in awhile, he'd spot Hillary Rodham in the library, although Brooks says he doesn't recall any encounters with Bill Clinton, both of whom w... (continued)
