Background
Thornton, Robert D. was born on November 17, 1950 in Hayward, California, United States.
Thornton, Robert D. was born on November 17, 1950 in Hayward, California, United States.
University of California at Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts, with distinction, 1972). University of San Francisco (Juris Doctor, 1976).
Worked at Nossaman, Guthner, Knox & Elliott, Limited Liability Partnership (Irvine, California) specializing in Environmental Law, Land Use Law, Hazardous Waste Law, Endangered Species, Transportation Law. Admitted to the bar, 1976, California. 1978, District of Columbia.
Member, McAuliffe Law Honor Society.
Member, University of San Francisco Law Review, 1975-1976. Counsel, Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment, Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, United States.
House of Representatives, 1977-1980. Lecturer, Legal Systems in Environmental Planning and Management, University of Southern California School of Planning and Urban Studies, 1982.
Member: State Bar of California.
District of Columbia Bar.
Member, McAuliffe Law Honor Society. Member, University of San Francisco Law Review, 1975-1976. Counsel, Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment, Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, United States.
House of Representatives, 1977-1980.
Lecturer, Legal Systems in Environmental Planning and Management, University of Southern California School of Planning and Urban Studies, 1982. Member: State Bar of California.
District of Columbia Bar.