Background
Gostin, Irwin was born on July 22, 1927 in New York City. Son of Herman and Vera (Ostrinsky) Gostin.
Gostin, Irwin was born on July 22, 1927 in New York City. Son of Herman and Vera (Ostrinsky) Gostin.
AB, University of California at Los Angeles, 1948. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1951. Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1967.
Private practice,, Los Angeles, 1952-1956. Partner Gostin & Katz, San Diego, 1957-1970. President Gostin & Katz Inc., 1971-1978, Irwin Gostin, APL, San Diego, 1979-1994.
Administration secretary National Lawyer's Guild, Los Angeles, 1953—1956. With United States Army, 1945-1946.
Member legal panel, chairman American Civil Liberties Union, San Diego, 1958-1967, president, 1968. President San Diego Children's Home Society, 1967. Secretary-treasurer Breeden-Schmidt Foundation, since 1991.
With United States Army, 1945-1946. Member San Diego County Bar Association, Association Trial Lawyers American, Calf. TrialLawyers Association, San Diego Trial Lawyers Association (president 1969).
Married Ruth Gostin (divorced 1963). Children: Theodore David, Leslie Ann Gostin Sikes, Deborah Lynn Gostin Isenberg. Married Margit Gostin (divorced 1984).
Married Mary L. Gostin, January 27, 1990.