Background
Schaber, Gordon Duane was born on November 22, 1927 in Ashley, North Dakota, United States. Son of Ronald and Esther (Schatz) Schaber.
Schaber, Gordon Duane was born on November 22, 1927 in Ashley, North Dakota, United States. Son of Ronald and Esther (Schatz) Schaber.
AB with distinction, Sacramento State College, 1949. Juris Doctor with honors, University California at San Francisco, 1952. Doctor of Laws, McGeorge School Law, 1961.
Doctor of Laws, John Marshall Law School, 1983. Doctor of Laws, Widener University, Delaware Law School, 1984. Doctor of Laws, Southwestern University, 1994.
Private practice, Sacramento, 1953-1965;
partner firm, Schaber & Cecchettini, Sacramento, 1953-1965;
professor, assistant dean, McGeorge College of Law (now McGeorge School Law of U. Pacific), Sacramento, 1953-1956;
assistant dean, McGeorge College of Law (now McGeorge School Law of U. Pacific), Sacramento, 1956;
acting dean, dean, professor of law, McGeorge College of Law (now McGeorge School Law of U. Pacific), Sacramento, 1957-1991;
university counsellor, distinguished professor of law, dean, McGeorge College of Law (now McGeorge School Law of U. Pacific), Sacramento, since 1991;
presiding judge, Superior Court Sacramento County, 1965-1970. Director Air California, 1974-1981, Westgate Corporation, 1979-1982, Sacramento Cablevision, 1980-1982, Capitol Bank of Commerce, vice chairman, 1987-1990. Chairman, Board Of Directors River City Cablevision Inc.
Member California Board Control, 1962-1964. Chairman Greater Sacramento Plan Committee, 1970. Consultant on establishment School Law at U. Puget Sound, 1970-1971.
Consultant study on judicial workload Jud.Council California, 1971-1972. Member Advisory Committee to Chief Justice California on Superior Court Management, 1971. Consultant vehicle theft study California Highway Patrol, 1972.
Panelist Sacramento Bee Secret Witness Program, 1971-1990. Mem.adv. commission to California Office Economics Opportunity, California Legal Services Experiment, 1972. Vice chairman California Ednl.
Facilities Authority, since 1978. Board directors National Center Administrative Justice, 1978. Member President's Administration Justice Task Force, 1980.
Member Joint Task Force on Student Finance Aid Committee and Government Rels., 1988-1990, Committee to Study the Law School Process, 1989-1990, Indiana Law School Committee, 1989-1990. Board directors Witkin Legal Institute, 1996.
Member Telethon gift committee Sacramento-San Joaquin chapter Muscular Dystrophy Association, 1980. Member Sierra Foundation for Health (One Hundred Million Dollar Health Trust), since 1987. Member advisory board Performing Arts Fund, Sacramento Bee, since 1987.
Member executive committee Sacramento Area Commission on Mather Conversion, 1989-1990, Law School Admission Council, Finance Aid Services Committee, 1989-1990. Past member, board advisors Mental Health Society Sacramento, Better Business Bureau, League of Women Voters. Trustee Stanford Homes Foundation, 1980-1987, Honorary Lorenzo Patino Scholarship Trust, 1984, Sierra Foundation for Health, since 1987.
Board directors Sacramento Regional Foundation, 1982-1987, Sutter Hospitals of Sacramento, 1978. Member board advisors College Public Interest Law, Pacific Legal Foundation, since 1974. Vice chairman California Education Facilities Authority, since 1978.
Chairman Sacramento County Democratic Central Committee, 1960-1964. Member Democratic State Central Committee, 1960-1964, 74-82. Founding chair Valley Vision, 1993-1995.
Active numerous other civic committees. Fellow American Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association (council section legal education and admissions to bar 1975, chairman 1981, secretary 1982-1992, advisory committee president-elect on competence of lawyers continuing education 1978, numerous other committees, Robert J. Kutak award 1991), Sacramento Bar Association (vice president 1970), State Bar California (member committee legislation 1969-1989, special committee appellate courts 1970-1972, long range advisory planning committee 1972-1989, vice chairman committee law school education 1973, chairman 1974, member commission to study bar examination processes 1976-1980, Merit Selection Committee, others), American Judicature Society, Order of Coif, Phi Delta Phi.
Clubs: Commonwealth, Comstock, Sutter, Sacramento/Capitol, many others.