Background
Kirbens, Samuel Morris was born on December 15, 1918 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Son of Michael and Rose (Greenspan) Kirshenbaum.
Kirbens, Samuel Morris was born on December 15, 1918 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Son of Michael and Rose (Greenspan) Kirshenbaum.
Ba, University Nebraska, 1940. Juris Doctor, University Nebraska, 1942.
Attorney, Columbia Pictures Corporation, Hollywood, California, 1946-1952;
private practice, Denver, 1952-1965;
judge, Denver County Court, 1965-1985;
private practice, Laguna Hills, California, since 1987;
judge pro tem, Orange County Superior Court, Santa Ana, California, since 1987;
arbitrator-mediator, Orange County Superior Court, Santa Ana, California, 1987-1990. Instructor Dale Carnegie Courses, Denver, 1952-1974. Vice president Laguna Canyon Conservancy Envirion.
Group, since 1990.
Chairman Denver Mayor's Townhall meetings, 1963-1965. Chairman University California Irvine and Leisure World Lecture Series, Laguna Hills, since 1989. Sergeant United States Air Force, 1942-1945, European Theatre of Operations.
Member Nebraska Bar Association, California State Bar, Colorado State Bar, Orange County Bar Association, Hollywood Bar Association, Mason (32 degree), Knights of Columbus.
Married Betty Fine, February 1, 1948 (divorced 1974). Children: Drew J., Andrea Gail Kirbens Greenberg. Married Gloria Elaine Burns, January 17, 1979.