Background
III, Albert Theodore Harutunian was born on May 15, 1955 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of Albert Theodore Junior and Elsie Ruth Harutunian.
III, Albert Theodore Harutunian was born on May 15, 1955 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of Albert Theodore Junior and Elsie Ruth Harutunian.
Claremont Men's College (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1977). Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley (Juris Doctor, 1980). Associate Editor and Business Manager, California Law Review, 1978-1980.
Law Clerk to Judge Howard B. Turrentine, United States.
District Court, Southern District of California, 1980-1981. Chairman, Labor and Employment Law Section, San Diego County Bar Association, 1989.
Chairman, Committee on Federal Courts, State Bar of California, 1990.
Law clerk to judge Howard B. Turrentine, United States District Court, San Diego, 1980-1981;
associate, Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, San Diego, 1982-1987;
partner, Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, San Diego, 1988-1995;
judge, San Diego Municipal Court, 1995-1998;
judge, San Diego Superior Court, since 1998. Special counsel standing commission on discipline United States District Court California, San Diego, 1983-1985. Chairman San Diego Bar Labor and Employment Section, 1988-1989.
Chairman federal courts committee California State Bar, 1989-1990.
Board of directors American Red Cross San Diego chapter, since 1992, Crime Victims Fund, 1995-1997. Board of Governors Muscular Dystrophy Association, San Diego, 1985. Member LEAD Inc., San Diego, since 1986.
Member planning committee San Diego United Way, 1986-1992. Member American Bar Association, California State Bar Court (referee 1985-1988), American Arbitration Association (arbitrator 1986-1995), California Judges Association (member criminal law and procedure committee since 1997), Boalt Hall Alumni Association (board directors 1994-1997), Claremont McKenna College Alumni Association (founding director San Diego chapter since 1984), Rotary (board directors San Diego club since 1995).