Background
Shields, Junior, Henry was born on July 2, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Shields, Junior, Henry was born on July 2, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
University of Illinois and Southern Illinois University (Bachelor of Science, 1968). University of California at Berkeley (Juris Doctor, 1974).
Worked at Irell & Manella LLP. Admitted to the bar, 1974, California. Associate Editor, California Law Review, 1972-1974.
Teaching Associate in International Law, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, 1973-1974. Lawyer Representative, 1988-1991, Member of Executive Committee, 1990-1994, Chair of Executive Committee, 1993-1994, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference. Member, Ninth Circuit Gender Bias Task Force, 1990-1994.
Ex officio member, Ninth Circuit Task Force on Racial, Religious and Ethnic Fairness, 1995. Member: Los Angeles County and American (Member, Section of Litigation) Bar Associations. State Bar of California.
NAACP Legal Defense Fund. California Association of Black Lawyers.
Member, Ninth Circuit Gender Bias Task Force, 1990-1994. Ex officio member, Ninth Circuit Task Force on Racial, Religious and Ethnic Fairness, 1995. Member: Los Angeles County and American (Member, Section of Litigation) Bar Associations.
State Bar of California. NAACP Legal Defense Fund. California Association of Black Lawyers.