Background
Dossee, Robert Leo was born in San Francisco, California, United States.
Dossee, Robert Leo was born in San Francisco, California, United States.
Bachelor of Science in Political Science, U. Santa Clara, 1956; Juris Doctor, U. San Francisco, 1960.
Law clerk Honorary M. Oliver Koelsch, United States Court Appeals (9th circuit), 1961; associate, Hauerken, St. Clair, Zappettini & Hines, San Francisco, 1962-1972; trial judge, San Francisco Municipal Court, 1972-1979; trial judge, San Francisco Superior Court, 1979-1990; appellate judge, California Court Appeal, since 1990. Member of faculty, lecturer, seminar leader, moderator numerous programs forthe California Center for Judicial Edition and Research, the California Judicial College, the California Judges' Association, the Rutter Group, The Continuing Education of the Bar and the American Inns of Court on insurance litigation, personal injury and settlement, civil law and procedure, the contempt power, asbestos litigation, child abuse and family violence cases, trial practice, and criminal lawand procedure.
Board of directors March of Dimes. Member of advisory board San Francisco Special Olympics. Captain United States Army, 1956-1957, Reserve, 1957-1964.
Member California Judges' Association (civil law and procedure committee since 1978), Commonwealth Club of California (quarterly chairman 1979, chair international relations committee), U. San Francisco Law society (director 1976-1979), U. San Francisco Alumni Association, U. Santa Clara Alumni Association, Lawyers Club of San Francisco, St.Thomas More Society, Hibernia Newman Club.