Background
Skaggs, Sanford Merle was born on October 24, 1939 in Berkeley, California, United States. Son of Sherman G. and Barbara Jewell (Stinson) Skaggs.
Skaggs, Sanford Merle was born on October 24, 1939 in Berkeley, California, United States. Son of Sherman G. and Barbara Jewell (Stinson) Skaggs.
University of California at Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts, 1961. Juris Doctor, 1964). Phi Delta Phi. Lambda Alpha. City Councilman, Walnut Creek, 1972-1978.
Mayor, Walnut Creek, 1974-1975. Director and President, East Bay Municipal Utility District, since 1979. Panelist, Bench-Bar Settlement Program, since 1981.
Trustee, Contra Costa County Law Library, since 1978.
Attorney Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Francisco, 1964-1973. General counsel Pacific Gas Transmission Company, 1973-1975. Partner Van Voorhis & Skaggs, Walnut Creek, 1975-1985, McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, San Francisco and Walnut Creek, 1985—2002, Bingham McCutchen LLP, since 2002.
Director John Muir Mount Diablo Health Systems, 1997—2005. Member California Law Revision Commission, 1990—2001, chairman, 1993.
Councilman City of Walnut Creek, 1972-1978, mayor 1974-1975, 76-77. Board directors East Bay Municipal Utility District, 1978-1990, president, 1982-1990. Director Episcopal Senior Communities, since 2005, chairman, since 2011.
Member of San Fransisco & Contra Costa County Bar Associations, California State Bar Association, Phi Delta Phi, Alpha Delta Phi, Lambda Alpha.
Married Sharon Ann Barnes, September 3, 1976. Children: Stephen, Paula Ferry, Barbara Gallagher, Darren Peterson.