9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Career Highlights: research associate fellow, USC Law School, 1953-56; private practice, Los Angeles, 1954-57; faculty, USC Law School, 1957-80; adjunct professor of law, USC Law School, 1980-present; nominated to 9th Circuit, September 1979, confirmed December 1979
Law School: UCLA Law School, 1953; LLM, USC, 1956
Career Highlights: research associate fellow, USC Law School, 1953-56; private practice, Los Angeles, 1954-57; faculty, USC Law School, 1957-80; adjunct professor of law, USC Law School, 1980-present; nominated to 9th Circuit, September 1979, confirmed December 1979
Law School: UCLA Law School, 1953; LLM, USC, 1956
By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Senior Circuit Judge Dorothy Wright Nelson found her life's path in 1950 when a law school fraternity rejected membership applications she and some minority classmates at UCLA School of Law had submitted.
"No women, no blacks," was the edict from the Phi Delta Phi headquarters back east, Nelson recalled. That led the UCLA chapter's president, Donald M. Barrett, who strongly opposed racism and sexism, to d... (continued)
