1. Harry Pregerson was a United States circuit judge appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit by President Jimmy Carter in 1979.
22 Facts About Harry Pregerson
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Harry Pregerson was a United States Marine Corps First Lieutenant in World War II, during which he was severely wounded in the Battle of Okinawa.
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Harry Pregerson graduated from University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1947, and the UC Berkeley School of Law with a Bachelor of Laws in 1950.
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Harry Pregerson was in private practice of law in Los Angeles from 1951 to 1953.
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Harry Pregerson was in private practice of law in Van Nuys, California from 1953 to 1965.
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Harry Pregerson joined the Los Angeles Municipal Court in 1965 and advanced to the Los Angeles County Superior Court the next year, serving until 1967.
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Harry Pregerson was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 7,1967, and received his commission the same day.
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Harry Pregerson's service was terminated on November 6,1979, due to elevation to the Ninth Circuit.
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Harry Pregerson was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on August 28,1979, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, to a new seat created by 92 Stat.
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Harry Pregerson was confirmed by the Senate on October 31,1979, and received his commission on November 2,1979.
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Harry Pregerson's service terminated on November 25,2017, due to his death in Los Angeles.
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In 1992, Harry Pregerson halted the execution of Robert Alton Harris after the prisoner had been strapped into the gas chamber.
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In 2003, Harry Pregerson refused to follow Supreme Court precedent regarding California's three-strikes law and continued dissenting whenever the court imposed that law.
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Harry Pregerson was part of a unanimous three-judge panel that ordered the postponement of the 2003 California recall election based on the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment because in the recall, six counties would use the antiquated punched cards voting system.
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Harry Pregerson was a supporter of federalism and favors restraints on the power of federal government.
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Harry Pregerson wrote the majority decision in the Ninth Circuit panel on Gonzales v Raich, holding that the Interstate Commerce Clause forbade the federal government from interfering with state laws that permitted the use of medical marijuana.
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Harry Pregerson's first ruling on Raich was based on federalism rather than his opinion on the merit of medical marijuana.
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Harry Pregerson ruled against Raich this time, arguing it is still untimely to call using medical marijuana a "fundamental right" that is "implicit in the concept of ordered liberty" as only a minority of states legalized medical marijuana.
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Harry Pregerson wrote a dissent, arguing that the act was an unconstitutional exercise of federal power.
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Harry Pregerson cited the Ninth Amendment and referenced the Declaration of Independence to support his claim that the draft was an infringement on individual liberties.
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In 2007, Pregerson wrote the panel majority decision that affirmed the class action certification in Dukes v Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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Judge Harry Pregerson's name is on signs at the interchange.