Background
Gonzales, Daniel S. was born on November 10, 1959 in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Son of Sam and Mary Louise (Stewart) Gonzales.
Gonzales, Daniel S. was born on November 10, 1959 in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Son of Sam and Mary Louise (Stewart) Gonzales.
University of Notre Dame (Bachelor of Arts, 1981). Stanford Law School (Juris Doctor, 1984).
Worked at Ferrari, Olsen, Ottoboni & Bebb, A Professional Corporation (San Jose, California) specializing in Real Estate. Admitted to the bar, 1986, California and United States. District Court, Northern District of California.
1987, United States. Tax Court. 1988, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 1990, United States. District Court, Eastern District of California.
National Merit Scholar. Notre Dame Scholar; National Hispanic Scholar. Managing Editor, Stanford Journal International Law, Volume 19, 1983-1984.
Member, Board of Directors, YMCA of the Mid-Peninsula, Page Mill Branch, 1993. Member: Santa Clara County (Chair: Minority Access Committee, 1994. Judiciary Committee, 1995.
Member: Long Range Planning Commission, 1994. Judicial Selection Criteria Task Force, 1994. Quality of Life Task Force, 1995), San Mateo County (Member, Community Relations Committee, 1991), Palo Alto Area and American Bar Associations.
San Mateo County La Raza Lawyer's Association (President, 1993-1994).
Candidate Menlo Park (California) City Council, 1988. Board directors Page Mill Young Men’s Christian Association, Palo Alto, since 1993, Project Match, San Jose, since 1997, president, 1998-1999. President Menlo Park Dispute Resolution Svc., 1994-1995.
Member American Bar Association, San Mateo County La Raza Lawyers (president 1994), Santa Clara County Bar Association (chairman minority access committee 1994, chairman judiciary committee 1995), San Mateo County Bar Association, Palo Alto Area Bar Association.
Married Mary David McCauley, May 16, 1980 (divorced 1983). Married Devon Elaine Cattell, January 1, 1988.