Background
McCarthy, Robert J. was born on December 31, 1946 in New York, New York, United States.
McCarthy, Robert J. was born on December 31, 1946 in New York, New York, United States.
University of Santa Clara (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1969). Loyola University of Rome, Italy. University of Chicago (Juris Doctor, 1972).
Worked at McCarthy & Schwartz (San Francisco, California) specializing in Administrative Law, Legislative Advocacy Law, Land Use, Corporate, Litigation, Government Contracts. Admitted to the bar, 1972, California, United States. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of California and United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Chairman, Hinton Moot Court Program, 1971. Recipient, Llewelyn Cup for Outstanding Appellate Advocacy, 1971.
Osgoode Hall International Moot Court Competition, Outstanding Advocate, 1971. Chief Deputy District Attorney, San Francisco, 1976-1980. Executive Vice President, San Francisco Housing and Finance Corporation, 1980-1985.
Vice President, Board of Permit Appeals, City of San Francisco, 1984-1986. General Counsel, 1983-1987 and Senior Counsel, 1987, California Democratic Party. Member, Board of Directors: San Francisco Big Brothers, 1981-1984.
San Francisco Renaissance, 1983-1990. San Francisco Zoological Society, 1985. Chinatown Resources Development Center, 1988-1990.
St. Francis Homes Association, 1988-1990. Co-Chair, Papal Visit Fund. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco (Member: Penal Reform Committee, 1972-1979.
Criminal Justice Advisory Council, 1978-1980). The State Bar of California (Member, Conference of Delegates, 1976). Urban Land Institute.
Member, Board of Directors: San Francisco Big Brothers, 1981-1984. San Francisco Renaissance, 1983-1990. San Francisco Zoological Society, 1985.
Chinatown Resources Development Center, 1988-1990. St. Francis Homes Association, 1988-1990. Co-Chair, Papal Visit Fund.
Member: Bar Association of San Francisco (Member: Penal Reform Committee, 1972-1979. Criminal Justice Advisory Council, 1978-1980). The State Bar of California (Member, Conference of Delegates, 1976).
Urban Land Institute.