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Vega, Benjamin Urbizo was born on January 18, 1916 in Louisiana Ceiba, Honduras.
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Benjamin Urbizo Vega, Honduran judge, television producer. Bar: California 1947, United States District Court (southern district) California 1947, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1958. Recipient award for outstanding services from Mayor of Los Angeles, 1973, award, City of Commerce, City of Montebello, California Assembly, Southwestern School Law, Distinguished Public Service award, District Attorney Los Angeles.
Education
Bachelor of Arts Southern California, 1938. Postgraduate, University Southern California, 1939—1940. Bachelor of Laws, Pacific Coast University Law, 1941.
Postgraduate, Washington & Lee University, 1943.
Career
Bar: California 1947, United States District Court (southern district) California 1947, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1958. Association Anderson, McPharlin & Connors, Los Angeles, 1947-1948, Newman & Newman, Los Angeles, 1948-1951. Deputy district attorney County of Los Angeles, 1951-1966.
Judge Los Angeles, County Municipal Court, East Los Angeles Judicial District, 1966-1986, retired, 1986.
Leader faculty seminar California Judicial College at Earl Warren Legal Institute, U. California-Berkeley, 1978.
Achievements
Membership
Member California Governor's Advisory Committee on Children and Youth, 1968. Delegate Commission of the Califs., 1978. President Argentine Cultural Foundation, 1983.
Board directors Los Angeles-Mexico City Sister City Committee. Member of Conference California Judges, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Municipal Court Judges' Association (award for Outstanding Services), American Judicature Society, Navy League Los Angeles County, World Affairs Council, Rotary (honorary), Pi Sigma Alpha.
Connections
Married Janie Lou Smith, October 12, 1989.
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Nationality
American Honduran
Education
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1938
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1941
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1943
Career
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1947 - 1948
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1948 - 1951
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1951 - 1966
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1966 - 1986
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1986
Awards
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Recipient award for outstanding services from Mayor of Los Angeles, 1973, award, City of Commerce, City of Montebello, California Assembly, Southwestern School Law, Distinguished Public Service award, District Attorney Los Angeles.Recipient award for outstanding services from Mayor of Los Angeles, 1973, award, City of Commerce, City of Montebello, California Assembly, Southwestern School Law, Distinguished Public Service award, District Attorney Los Angeles.