Background
Chaleff, Gerald L. was born on November 24, 1941 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Chaleff, Gerald L. was born on November 24, 1941 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
University of California at Los Angeles (Bachelor of Science, with honors, 1963). Harvard University (Bachelor of Laws, 1966). Beta Gamma Sigma.
Worked at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Limited Liability Partnership (Los Angeles, California. Also Santa Monica) specializing in Criminal Law, Juvenile Law. Admitted to the bar, 1967, California, United States.
District Court, Central District of California and United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Beta Gamma Sigma. Author: Lecturer, "Picking a Jury-Voir Dire," Practical Law Courses, 1981.
Instructor, Advanced Techniques in Criminal Practice, Los Angeles County Bar Association and Los Angeles County Public Defenders Association, 1973. Instructor, Felony Trial Practice, Proceedings before Trial, Continuing Education of the Bar, 1980.
Lecturer, "Media and Criminal Defense," American Bar Association Annual Meeting, 1984.
Instructor, "Demonstrative Evidence" and "Prior Bad Acts," Advanced Criminal Law Seminars, 1984. "Death Penalty," California Attorneys for Criminal Justice Seminar, 1984 and 1988. Instructor, Effective Jury Voir Dire, C.E.B., 1989.
Los Angeles County District Attorney, 1967-1968.
Los Angeles County Public Defender, 1968-1977. Delegate, State Bar Convention, 1976-1981.
President, 1993-1994, President Elect, 1992-1993, Vice President/Treasurer, 1990-1991, Company-Chair, Homeless Committee, 1989. Vice Chairperson, Judicial Evaluations Committee, 1989.
Member, Board of Trustees, 1987-1990, Chairman, Law Enforcement and Justice Committee, 1988-1990.
Member, Criminal Justice Executive, 1976-1979, Los Angeles County Bar Association. Member: State Bar of California. Los Angeles County Public Defenders Association (President, 1975-1977).
(Also Member, Chaleff & English, Santa Monica).
Member, Board of Trustees, 1987-1990, Chairman, Law Enforcement and Justice Committee, 1988-1990. Member, Criminal Justice Executive, 1976-1979, Los Angeles County Bar Association. Member: State Bar of California.
Los Angeles County Public Defenders Association (President, 1975-1977).
(Also Member, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Limited Liability Partnership, Los Angeles).