Background
Cushman, Dawn was born on June 15, 1953 in Albuquerque. Daughter of Harold Thomas and Ruth Olive (Ainsworth) Cushman.
Cushman, Dawn was born on June 15, 1953 in Albuquerque. Daughter of Harold Thomas and Ruth Olive (Ainsworth) Cushman.
San Diego State University (Bachelor of Science, 1976). California Western School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1979).
Worked at Rushfeldt, Shelley & Drake. Admitted to the bar, 1979, California. 1991, United States. District Court, Central, Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of California.
Phi Alpha Delta (President). Member, Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition. First Place Pacific Region Best Brief.
Second Place National Competition Best Brief. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Conflicts of Law. Notes and Comments Editor, Lead Articles Editor, California Western International Law Journal, 1978-1979.
Author: "Canadian Transport Company v. United States: An Avenue Toward A Remedy For A Treaty Violation," California Western International Law Journal. Member, Appellate Courts Committee, 1996.
Member: Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. Defense Research Institute.
Member, Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition. First Place Pacific Region Best Brief. Second Place National Competition Best Brief.
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Conflicts of Law. Notes and Comments Editor, Lead Articles Editor, California Western International Law Journal, 1978-1979.