Background
Sheehan, Joseph J. was born on September 7, 1954 in Battle Creek, Michigan, United States.
Sheehan, Joseph J. was born on September 7, 1954 in Battle Creek, Michigan, United States.
University of California at Santa Cruz (Bachelor of Arts, with highest honors, 1975). Yale University (Juris Doctor, 1979).
Worked at Del Tondo & Sheehan (Los Angeles, California) specializing in Complex Litigation, Civil Trial, Commercial Litigation, Entertainment Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1981, New York, United States. District Court, Southern District of New York and United States.
Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. 1984, California; 1985, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and United States.
District Court, Central District of California. Editor, Yale Law Journal, Volumes 87 and 88, 1978-1979. Assistant in Instruction, Yale Law School, 1978-1979.
Author: Note, "Judicial Control of Systemic Inadequacies in Federal Administrative Enforcement," 88 Yale Law Journal 407, 1978. Law Clerk to Honorary Louis F. Oberdorfer, United States. District Court, District of Columbia, 1979-1980.
Assistant District Attorney, Manhattan District Attorneys Office, 1980-1984. Arbitrator, Los Angeles Superior Court, 1991-1994. Judge Pro Tem, Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1992-1994.
Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association. State Bar of California (Chairperson, 1994-1996. Member, 1991, Legislation Committee of Litigation Section).
Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association. State Bar of California (Chairperson, 1994-1996. Member, 1991, Legislation Committee of Litigation Section).