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Oscar A. Trippet
Oscar A. Trippet (March 6, 1856 – July 15, 1923) was a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. The Trippet Ranch gate of Topanga State Park is named for him, as his family owned the land through the first half of the 20th century. Education and career Trippet attended local public schools, Indiana State University, Indiana State Normal School, and the University of Virginia School of Law. Early in life he worked as a schoolteacher, farmer and high school principal. He entered private practice with his brother in Princeton from 1879 to 1887. He was a member of the Indiana Senate in 1886, elected on the Prohibition Party ticket and the youngest man elected to the state legislature to that time. He moved to California in 1887 where he ran a private practice in San Diego, California from 1887 to 1901, and in Los Angeles, California from 1901 to 1915. His Los Angeles practice was Trippet, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States District Court For The Southern District Of California
The United States District Court for the Southern District of California (in case citations, S.D. Cal.) is a federal court in the Ninth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit). The District was created on September 28, 1850, following the passage of the California Statehood Act on September 9, 1850. The state was divided into a Northern and Southern district. The Judicial Circuits Act of 1866 abolished the Northern and Southern districts, re-organizing California as a single circuit district. On August 5, 1886 the Southern district was re-established, following the division of the state into Northern and Southern districts. The district was further divided on March 18, 1966 with the creation of the Central and Eastern districts. The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |