Background
Mason, Cheryl White was born on January 16, 1952 in Champaign, Illinois, United States. Daughter of John Russell and Lucille (Birden) White.
Mason, Cheryl White was born on January 16, 1952 in Champaign, Illinois, United States. Daughter of John Russell and Lucille (Birden) White.
Purdue University (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1972). University of Chicago (Juris Doctor, 1976).
Worked at O'Melveny & Myers LLP (Los Angeles, California. Also San Francisco) specializing in Public Utilities, Environmental and Civil Litigation, Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution. Admitted to the bar, 1977, California and United States.
District Court, Central and Northern Districts of California. 1978, United States. Courts of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi.
Adjunct Professor, Loyola Law School, 1983. Chair, Legal Services Trust Fund Commission, State Bar of California, 1988-1989. Member: Langston, Los Angeles County (Trustee, 1985-1987) and American Bar Associations.
Women Lawyers of Los Angeles. (San Francisco and Los Angeles, California Offices).
Chairman State Bar, Legal Superior vena cava syndrome Trust Fund, 1987. Trustee Los Angeles County Bar, 1985-1988. Board directors Challengers Boys and Girls Club, Los Angeles, since 1990, Western Center Law and Poverty, L.a., 1991-1994.
Member American Bar Association (co-chair environmental litigation commission 1992-1994, lawyer representative 9th circuit judicial conference 1993-1994), California Women Lawyers, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Women Lawyers Los Angeles, Black Women Lawyers Los Angeles, Langston Bar Association.
Married Robert L. Mason, October 9, 1972. Children: Robert L. II and Daniel G.