Background
Vera, Ronald Thomas was born on October 16, 1946 in Pomona, California, United States. Son of Marcelino and Mary (Regaldo) Vera.
Vera, Ronald Thomas was born on October 16, 1946 in Pomona, California, United States. Son of Marcelino and Mary (Regaldo) Vera.
Michigan State University (Bachelor of Science, 1970). University of California at Los Angeles (Juris Doctor, 1973).
Admitted to the bar, 1974, California. Author: "The Legal Obligation to Secure Access for Minority Students in Higher Education," Key Issues in Minority Education, (Wanda East. Ward and Mary M. Cross, Eds.), University of Oklahoma, 1989. "Protecting Access in Higher Education: Minimizing Unfairness Through Legislative Protection," Measures in the College Admission Process, New York, The College Board, 1986.
"The Politics of Inequality," Journal of Higher Education, Volume 58, Number.
3, 1987. Visiting Professor of Law, 1992-1993 and Adjunct Professor of Law, 1993, Loyola Law School (Los Angeles). Deputy Director, California Rural Legal Assistance, San Francisco, California, 1977-1979.
Staff Counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 1979-1985. Senior Resident Scholar, Tomas Rivera Center for Policy Studies, The Claremont Graduate School, 1985-1995.
Judge Pro-Tem, Bay Municipal Court District, Contra Costa County, California, 1985-1986.
Vice-Chair, Contra Costa County Personnel Merit Review Board, 1985-1987. Member, Board of Directors, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, 1992. Member: Los Angeles County (Member, Committee on Professional Responsibility and Ethics, 1989-1992) and American (Member, Committee on Rights of Children, 1990-1993) Bar Associations.
The State Bar of California (Member, Commission to Evaluate Judicial Nominees, 1979-1980.
Vice-Chair and Member, Client Security Fund Commission, 1993).
Board of directors Contra Costa Pers. Commission, Contra Costa County, California, 1984-1986, National Center for Fair and Open Testing, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1986-1994,Damien Preparatory High School, La Verne, California, 1990-1994, Public Counsel, 1989-1992, Pomona Valley Medical Center, since 1992, California Consortium of Education Foundation, since 1995. Member American Bar Association, California State Bar Association (chair client security fund commission 1993-1997), Los Angeles County Bar Association.
Married Christina Vega, June 10, 1972;children: Noah, Luis, Adam, Paul.