1. Victor Eugene Bianchini was born on 1938 and is a retired State of California Superior Court Judge and a retired, US magistrate judge, with service in the Southern District of California, the Central District of California, the Western District of New York, the Northern District of New York, and the Eastern District of Washington.
Victor Bianchini is a decorated United States Marine Corps colonel with 31 years of service, active and reserve.
Victor Bianchini is an American sabre fencer and is a two-time World Team champion and a World Team silver and bronze medalist, a former 2012 individual US National Champion, most recently won the Sabre individual National Championships for 2021 and 2022, and is a four-time North American Cup champion in Veteran competition.
Victor Bianchini has qualified for nine Veterans World Championships, and has finished sixth, seventh, and tenth twice, in individual competition.
Victor Bianchini was a bronze medalist in the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem in the 40's age division, and a bronze and silver medalist in the 2022 Maccabiah Games in Tel Aviv in the 35's age division.
Victor Bianchini was born in San Pedro, California in 1938.
Victor Bianchini's oldest brother, Henry Bianchini, is an artist based in Hawaii.
Victor Bianchini's mother was a native of Tiberias, Palestine, and legally blind her entire life.
Victor Bianchini's father, a native of Naples, Italy, was a career officer of the United States Navy.
Victor Bianchini received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1963 and a Certificate in Judicial Development with an emphasis in Alternative Dispute Resolution from the National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada in 1995.
Since then, Victor Bianchini served as a judge, both state and federal, continuously for 48 years.
Victor Bianchini served as a US Commissioner from 1968 to 1969, a US Magistrate from 1974 to 1982, a San Diego County Municipal Court judge from 1982 to 1998 and California State Superior Court judge in San Diego County from 1998 to 2002.
Victor Bianchini was first recalled to the Western District of New York, then served simultaneously in both the Western and Northern Districts of New York until 2013.
Victor Bianchini then transferred and served with the Eastern District of Washington for two years, and served in the United States District Court for the Central District of California from 2015 to 2022.
Victor Bianchini volunteered frequently in his home district of the Southern District of California from 2006 to 2017.
Victor Bianchini has authored over 2,000 federal court opinions, primarily on writs of habeas corpus and Social Security Disability Appeal decisions, both in the 2nd and 9th Federal Circuits, most of which are published either in the Federal Supplement or on the legal research sites of Westlaw and Lexis.
Victor Bianchini received the Foothills Bar Association Legal Professional of the Year award in 2001, received Family Law Judge of the Year Honors from the El Cajon Superior Court.
Victor Bianchini was named the Poway School District "Volunteer of the Year" in 2007 for service as the debate and moot court coach for Mt.
Victor Bianchini was recognized by the 9th Circuit Pro Se Committee for "Excellence In Pro Se Case Management Strategies" in 2016 for his prisoner civil rights settlement work.
Victor Bianchini was chairman of the University of San Diego School of Law Board of Visitors from 1978 to 1979.
Victor Bianchini was President of the San Diego County Law Library board of trustees, and President of the San Diego County Law Library Justice Foundation in the 1990s.
Victor Bianchini presently holds a voluntary position with the San Diego Law Library Foundation on which he continues to serve as a director.
Victor Bianchini has served on the Board of Governors and the Judicial Advisory Committee of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers San Diego as community outreach co-chair of the Trial Attorney Program, and serves on the Veterans Advisory Councils of both San Diego State University, and the University of San Diego School of Law.
Victor Bianchini is the immediate past chairman of the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum's Historical Foundation, leaving his position on September 15,2022.
Victor Bianchini was succeeded by Lieutenant General Terry G Robling, USMC, Retired.
Victor Bianchini was recently inducted to the Flying Leathernecks Foundation Wall of Honor.
Victor Bianchini served as the president of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Historical Foundation from 2007 to 2010; is the past vice chair of the Veterans Village of San Diego, as well as life member and former director on the Marine Corps Reserve Association governing board, from which he resigned in 2021.
Victor Bianchini is a life member of the Force Reconnaissance Association, a life member of the United States Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association, a life member of the Disabled American Veterans, a member of the USM.
Victor Bianchini is a director on board of Kraemer Endowment Foundation supporting the St Madeliene Sophie's Sanctuary for Disabled Adults, has been an advisor to the Huntington Disease Youth Organization and is on the advisory board of the Jerusalem Foundation, which supports the Israeli Tisch Biblical Jerusalem Zoo and youth outreach, San Diego Chapter.
Victor Bianchini served as an associate professor in business law at San Diego State University from 1969 to 1973, the foreign student advisor and the legal advisor to the Associated Student Body.
Victor Bianchini served as the Chairman of the University of San Diego School of Law Board of Visitors for the years 1978 and 1979.
Victor Bianchini later became an adjunct professor and administrator, chair of the Criminal Justice and Business Law departments of National University, and the founding dean of National University's law school from, and professor of business law.
Victor Bianchini taught Thomas Jefferson School of Law, specializing in the field of evidence, for almost 12 years.
Victor Bianchini taught evidence law at the National Judicial College, and during that time was a member of its faculty council and earned a Certificate in Judicial Development with an emphasis on alternative dispute resolution in 1995.
In connection with a Rule of Law teaching team from the National Judicial College, Victor Bianchini lectured in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan by way of Moscow in the 1990s.
Victor Bianchini has a wife of 40 years, and three daughters.
Victor Bianchini is a former owner of a Beechcraft Bonanza, and holds commercial, multi-engine, instrument, and helicopter licenses, and is a rated captain in the Cessna Citation C500.
Victor Bianchini began the sport of sabre fencing at the age of 72 in 2010, and became a three-time United States National Champion, a four-time North American Champion, a two-time World Sabre Fencing Team champion gold medalist in Veterans Fencing in Varna, Bulgaria in 2013, and Debrecen, Hungary in 2014, a Veteran World Sabre Team Bronze medalist In Stralsund, Germany in 2016, and a Veteran World Team Silver medalist in Maribor, Slovenia in 2017.
Victor Bianchini is currently ranked 1st in the Nation in Veterans Sabre 80's age group, and 7th in the Nation in the 70's age group, both in Sabre.
Victor Bianchini is ranked 5th in the nation in 80's Epee.
Victor Bianchini has won over 100 medals in his competitions since 2010.
Victor Bianchini serves on USA Fencing organizations, including the Legal Resources Committee and the Veterans Committee.
Victor Bianchini served for 31 years in the United States Marine Corps, active and reserve, retiring as a colonel.
Victor Bianchini has remained active in military support groups and veteran affairs.
Victor Bianchini first enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1959 and entered commissioned service in September 1960.
Victor Bianchini served as a tank platoon commander with the 4th Tank Battalion from 1960 to 1961.
Victor Bianchini then served as a force reconnaissance platoon commander with the 4th Force Reconnaissance Company from 1962 to 1964.
Victor Bianchini attended and successfully completed the United States Army Airborne School in 1963.
Victor Bianchini was a trial and defense counsel at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, and Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego.
Victor Bianchini left active service in 1967 and remained in the Reserves.
Victor Bianchini retired from his recall to active service and from EUCOM as a colonel in July 1991.