Profile of Justice Ignazio Ruvolo

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Court: California Court of Appeal, First District, Division Two

Appointed by: Governor Wilson, 1996

Born: June 24, 1947 in Elizabeth, New Jersey

Education: BA, Rutgers 1969; JD, University of San Diego 1972

Law Practice: United States Department of Justice (1972-77); Bronson Bronson & McKinnon (1977-94)

Judicial Appointments: Contra Costa County Superior Court (1994-96); First District Court of Appeal (1996-present)

Opinions Reported in Appellate Decisions Noted:

• When may court dismiss a juror for refusal to deliberate?
• Police do not owe tort duty to suicidal individual and his family
• Claim for union member benefits preempted by federal labor law

Additional Sources of Information:

• Justice Ruvolo's biography at the California Courts site

Comments from Visitors to the Appellate Counsellor Home Page:

Martin Kassman (5/11/97)

Justice Ruvolo gives little indication of what he's thinking during oral argument.  In a recent argument I had before Division Two, Justices Haerle and Lambden engaged me quite a bit.  Justice Ruvolo said not a word, but he wrote the opinion.

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