Background
Petix, Stephen V. was born on October 29, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
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Stephen V. Petix
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Xavier University, Ohio (Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1964). University of Michigan Law School (Juris Doctor, 1967).
Career
Worked at Quinton & Petix (San Diego, California) specializing in Product Liability Defense, Civil Rights Defense, Medical Malpractice, Securities Fraud, Personal Injury, Insurance Bad Faith Law. Admitted to the bar, 1968, Michigan and United States. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan.
1972, California and United States.
District Court, Southern District of California. 1974, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
1980, United States. Supreme Court. 1996, United States.
Court of Federal Claims. Delta Theta Phi. Speaker: "Federal Civil Procedure: A Comparative Study," presented to San Diego County Bar Association Federal Court Committee, January 25, 1995.
"The Federal Tort Claims Acting: An Advanced Course," presented to the Aviation Sections of the Orange County and San Diego Bar Associations, at Palm Springs, California, April 21, 1996. Law Clerk to the Honorary Gordon Thompson, Junior, United States.
District Court, Southern District of California, May 1972 to September 1973.
Formerly, Assistant United States. Attorney, 1974-1994 and Assistant Chief, Civil Division, 1983-1994, United States Attorney" General’ s Office, San Diego, California. Member: San Diego County Bar Association (Chairperson, 1989 and Vice-Chair, 1987-1988, Public Lawyers Committee.
Member, Federal Court Committee, 1994-1995).
State Bar of California (Member, Conference of Delegates, 1995-1996. Member, Technology and the Law Committee, 1995-1996).
Military: United States. Naval Reserve, Judge Advocate General"s Corps, 1968-1971, Lieutenant Commander.
Achievements
Membership
Member: San Diego County Bar Association (Chairperson, 1989 and Vice-Chair, 1987-1988, Public Lawyers Committee. Member, Federal Court Committee, 1994-1995). State Bar of California (Member, Conference of Delegates, 1995-1996.
Member, Technology and the Law Committee, 1995-1996).
Military: United States. Naval Reserve, Judge Advocate General"s Corps, 1968-1971, Lieutenant Commander.
