Dorothy Wright Nelson
b. 1928 · San Pedro, CA
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Judge | Jimmy Carter (Democratic) | Dec 20, 1979 | — |
Education
- University of California, Los Angeles, A.B., 1950
- University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, J.D., 1953
- University of Southern California Law School (now Gould School of Law), LL.M., 1956
Professional Career
Research associate fellow, University of Southern California Law School, 1953-1956; Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1954-1957; Faculty, University of Southern California Law School, 1957-1980; instructor, 1957-1958; assistant professor, 1958-1961; associate professor, 1961-1967; associate dean, 1965-1967; interim dean, 1967-1969; professor, 1967-1980; dean, 1969-1980; Adjunct professor of law, University of Southern California Law School, 1980-
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 581 opinions from 1980 to 2012
- L.A. Printex Industries, Inc. v. Aeropostale, Inc. 2012
- Solis v. County of Los Angeles 2008
- Collins v. D.R. Horton, Inc. 2007
- United States v. Mark Douglas Schiek 1986
- The People of the Territory of Guam v. Alex Ngirangas 1986
- Mgic Indemnity Corporation v. Lawrence I. Weisman, Thomas P. Dunn, L.N. Nevels, Jr., and Henry K.F. Kersting 1986
- Alfred D. Lopez and Jeanie Reitzell v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. 1986
- United States v. Larry Bruce Johnson 1986
- Joyce Atkinson v. United States 1986
- Securities Investor Protection Corporation v. Seymour Vigman 1986
- Joanne Beaule Ruggles v. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Civ. A. No. 84-6223 1986
- Stuart Hamblen v. County of Los Angeles 1986
- United States v. Patrick Thomas Redmond 1986
- Reymundo Jara-Navarrete and Anna Simentol De Jara v. Immigration and Naturalization Service 1986
- Jara-Navarrete v. Immigration & Naturalization Service 1986
- United States v. Michael J. Indelicato 1986
- United States v. John Spilotro Herbert Blitzstein and Joseph C. Blasko 1986
- William Junior Hughes v. Idaho State Board of Corrections 1986
- Trw, Inc., and Trw Datacom International, Inc. v. Sait Electronics, S.A. 1986
- Charles Hironymous v. Dr. Otis R. Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services 1986
- Victor Arguelles-Vasquez v. Immigration and Naturalization Service 1986
- Clementine COTTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee 1986
- Frank K. Kotarski v. V.L. Cooper, A.E. Navarro, W.J. Tinston, J.H. Kirkpatrick, Naval Air Rework Facility, Capt. P.A. Monroe, in His Official Capacity 1986
- Patricia Langager and Leroy Langager, Husband and Wife v. Lake Havasu Community Hospital 1986
- United States v. Rolando Cerda-Pena 1986
- United States v. William Stanley Stewart, AKA Stanislaus William White 1986
- United States v. Oscar A. Kennard 1986
- Plaid Pantry Stores, Inc., Dba Plaid Pantry Store No. 65 v. United States 1986
- San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace v. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1986
- United States v. Soledad Medina De Perez 1986
- Retired Public Employees' Ass'n of California Chapter 22 v. California 1986
- Korea Exchange Bank v. Hanil Bank, Ltd. 1986
- Nancy Kraus v. Prudential Insurance Company of America 1986
- Santos Carlos Martinez-Sanchez v. Immigration and Naturalization Service 1986
- prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 11,105 Bert E. Bloch, a Single Man v. Arrowhead-Puritas Waters, Inc., a California Corp. 1986
- Port of Portland v. Water Quality Insurance Syndicate 1986
- Kenneth O. Ashelman v. Hon. Gary Pope, Judge Division I, Mohave County Superior Court Mohave County Attorney's Office 1986
- United States v. Michael G. Michaels 1986
- United States v. Silverman 1986
- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (Norml) v. Francis M. Mullen 1986
- Randall L. Beisler and Judith K. Beisler v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1986
- Paul Jensen v. Harry Stangel 1986
- Kenneth George Morris and Judy Irving Morris v. County of Tehama 1986
- Kevin Dale McQuown v. D.J. McCartney Warden 1986
- Homes by Ayres v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1986
- National Labor Relations Board v. Chicago Metallic Corporation 1986
- Maria Akiyama Aldan v. Ramon Kaipat 1986
- William Little v. United States 1986
- Sierra Pacific Power Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and Utah Power and Light Company, Intervenor 1986
- Frederick C. Wilborn v. Antonio Escalderon and Ruth Rushen 1986
- The Continental Insurance Company by and Through Marine Office of America Corporation, Its Marine Underwriting Manager v. Highlands Insurance Company 1986
- Arnold B. WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EDWARD APFFELS COFFEE COMPANY, Bill Berry and J.C. Hill, Defendants-Appellees 1986
- Harrison Western Corporation v. United States of America 1986
- Rosendo Chavez-Ramirez and Zenaida Calderon De Chavez v. Immigration and Naturalization Service 1986
- Randall J. Matsumoto, and Nancy E. Matsumoto v. Republic Insurance Company, and Blue Ridge Insurance Company 1986
- Bevles Company, Inc. v. Teamsters Local 986 1986
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission v. National Football League 1986
- Fugate v. Phoenix Civil Service Board 1986
- Strandberg v. City of Helena 1986
- Semar v. Platte Valley Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n 1986
- William E. Brock, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Some Seto, Individually and Doing Business as Tony of California 1986
- Ronald Roy Henderson v. United States 1986
- Harris v. McCarthy 1986
- James F. DEMPSEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PACIFIC BELL COMPANY, Et Al., Defendants-Appellees 1986
- Julio Flores v. Otis Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services 1986
- United States v. Lloyd George Kenney 1986
- United States v. James Joseph Owens 1986
- John Harvey Adamson v. James G. Ricketts, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections 1986
- Alexander v. City of Menlo Park 1986
- United States v. Daniel Raymond Alderdyce 1986
- United States v. Barbara Eunice Carrasco, United States of America v. Barbara Eunice Carrasco and German Rivera-Jiminez 1986
- Golden v. Pacific Maritime Ass'n 1986
- Gilardy v. United States 1986
- Robert F. Christensen and Eileen F. Christensen v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service 1986
- Capra v. Thoroughbred Racing Ass'n of North America, Inc. 1986
- Nick J. Crusos v. United Transportation Union, Local 1201 Western Pacific Railroad Company and Herbert Ables 1986
- James L. Tatum v. Robert Christensen 1986
- Lavonne Hoffman v. Margaret Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services 1986
- United States v. Edward O. Messer, Jr. 1986
- United States v. Marvin Jenkins, United States of America v. Ross Prock, United States of America v. Rich White 1986
- Keith v. Volpe 1986
- Reed Smith and Valoy Smith, Husband and Wife v. John Block, in His Capacity as Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture 1986
- Moorehead v. Bowen 1986
- Henderson v. United States 1986
- United States v. White Mountain Apache Tribe, the White Mountain Apache Tribal Court, Etc. 1986
- White Mountain Apache Tribe v. Donald P. Hodel, Secretary Frank K. Richardson, Solicitor James H. Stevens, Area Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs 1986
- French v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. 1986
- Roscoe Smith v. The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon 1986
- Quality Inn Waikiki v. National Labor Relations Board, National Labor Relations Board v. Quality Inn Waikiki 1986
- United States v. Conklin Wallace 1986
- Office and Professional Employees Insurance Trust Fund v. Laborers Funds Administrative Office of Northern California, Inc. 1986
- Cabazon Band of Mission Indians v. County of Riverside 1986
- Takahashi v. Board of Trustees of Livingston Union School District 1986
- Alphonso Thompson v. The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, a Public Corporation 1986
- General Teamsters Local No. 162 v. National Labor Relations Board 1986
- Radio & Television News Ass'n of Southern California v. United States District Court for the Central District of California 1986
- Penny Creaton v. Margaret Heckler 1986
- United States v. Reink Kamer 1986
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Fremont Christian School 1986
- Trinidad Corp. v. Maru 1986