Background
Cotsirilos, John G. was born on February 1, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Cotsirilos, John G. was born on February 1, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
University of Michigan (Bachelor of Arts, 1971). DePaul University (Juris Doctor, 1975).
Admitted to the bar, 1976, California and United States. District Court, Northern District of California. 1982, United States. District Court, Southern District of California.
1990, United States.
District Court, Central District of California and United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 1991, United States. Supreme Court.
Recipient, East. Stanley Conant Award for Defender Programs of San Diego for Protecting the Rights of the Indigent Accused, 1988.
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White, Incorporated., 1993-1994. 1995-1996. Member: State Bar of California.
San Diego Criminal Defense Bar Association (President, 1994). California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (Member, Board of Governors.
Company-Chair Death Penalty Committee).
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member, Death Penalty Committee). San Diego Criminal Defense Lawyers Club (President, 1995). (Certified Specialist, Criminal Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization).
Member: State Bar of California. San Diego Criminal Defense Bar Association (President, 1994). California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (Member, Board of Governors.
Company-Chair Death Penalty Committee).
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member, Death Penalty Committee). San Diego Criminal Defense Lawyers Club (President, 1995).
(Certified Specialist, Criminal Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization).