JACKSON ON APPELLATE DUTY AGAIN.Byline: KAREN MAESHIRO Staff Writer LANCASTER -- Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Superior Court Judge Frank Jackson Frank Jackson may refer to:
Jackson, 59, served two previous periods as an appellate justice pro tem [Latin, For the time being.] An abbreviation used for pro tempore, Latin for "temporary or provisional." A person who acts as a temporary substitute serves pro tem. -- the first from September to December in 1992 and the second from September 1997 to January 1998. "I enjoy the work. It's a lot of reading, research and writing, but it's a nice change from a trial court," Jackson said. "In the Court of Appeal, you're on the bench two days a month. The rest of the time you're reading, researching and writing." Jackson began serving for a third period in the 2nd District Court of Appeal in August 2006, came back to his Lancaster court for December and part of January, then returned to the appellate court A court having jurisdiction to review decisions of a trial-level or other lower court. An unsuccessful party in a lawsuit must file an appeal with an appellate court in order to have the decision reviewed. . He is assigned there until the end of September, primarily filling in for Division One Presiding Justice Vaino Spencer, who is dealing with health issues. Several assigned judges have been filling in for Jackson at the Antelope Valley Courthouse, where Jackson oversees civil cases, court officials said. At its divisions headquartered in L.A., the 2nd Appellate District reviews cases from all over Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County. (The 2nd District also has a Ventura division that reviews cases from Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (săn l  `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. counties.)
On occasion, Jackson has come across an Antelope Valley case. He recently authored a decision that overturned a man's conviction for receiving stolen property after a 2004 takeover-style robbery of a Palmdale bank. Two years ago, Jackson was among nine judges considered for a permanent appointment to the appellate bench. Currently there are no vacancies. An Antelope Valley High School Antelope Valley High School is located in Lancaster, California and is part of the Antelope Valley Union High School District. It was founded in 1912[1]. It is located in the Mojave Desert. graduate, Jackson was an attorney with the Lancaster law firm of Cosgrove, Michelizzi, Schwabacher, Ward and Jackson from 1973 to 1990. He was appointed in 1990 as Municipal Court judge, and in 1993 was named a Superior Court judge. He graduated in 1970 from the University of Nevada, Reno The University of Nevada, Reno (Nevada or UNR) is a university located in Reno, Nevada, USA, and is known for its programs in agricultural research, animal biotechnology, and mining-related engineering and natural sciences. , and received his law degree in 1973 from the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law. Jackson is not the first judicial officer from the Antelope Valley to serve on the appellate court. Former Justice Margaret Grignon, who had been a Lancaster Superior Court judge and Antelope Municipal Court judge, retired from the Court of Appeal in December 2004. karen.maeshiro(at)dailynews.com (661) 267-5744 |
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