Background
Benes, Richard H. was born on May 4, 1947 in Washington, District of Columbia.
Benes, Richard H. was born on May 4, 1947 in Washington, District of Columbia.
Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, 1969). University of Southern California (Juris Doctor, 1976).
Admitted to the bar, 1976, California. United States. District Court, Southern District of California. 1980, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
1981, United States.
Supreme Court. 1982, United States. Tax Court. Phi Alpha Delta. Executive Editor of Publication, Southern California Law Review, 1974-1975.
Extern Law Clerk to Associate Justice Stanley Mosk, California Supreme Court, 1975.
Writs Attorney, California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, 1976-1978. Member: San Diego County (Vice President, 1986.
Treasurer, 1985. Director, 1984. Chairman, Appellate Court Committee, 1983.
Chairman: Arbitration Committee, 1981-1982 ) and American Bar Associations.
The State Bar of California (Appointed Member, Committee on Appellate Courts, 1995-1996. Vice-Chairman, Committee on Mandatory Fee Arbitration, 1983-1984). Board of Directors, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Incorporated. and Appellate Defenders, Incorporated.
(Secretary, 1996.
Treasurer, 1995). William L. Todd, Junior American Inn of Court. (Certified Specialist, Appellate Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization).
Member: San Diego County (Vice President, 1986. Treasurer, 1985; Director, 1984. Chairman, Appellate Court Committee, 1983.