Background
Adler, Tom was born on April 24, 1938 in Vienna, Austria. Arrived in United States, 1938. Son of Hubert Joachim and Marianne (Fischmann) Adler.
Adler, Tom was born on April 24, 1938 in Vienna, Austria. Arrived in United States, 1938. Son of Hubert Joachim and Marianne (Fischmann) Adler.
Bachelor of Science, Arizona State University, 1956. Juris Doctor, California Western University School Law, 1975.
Assistant probation officer Maricopa County Probation Department, Arizona, 1962—1963. Deputy probation officer San Diego County Probation Department, 1963—1968. Member staff San Diego Regional Criminal Justice Planning Board.
Staff attorney Defenders Program San Diego, Inc., 1972—1975. Partner Jones Adler, Cazares & Lopez, San Diego, 1975—1976, Jones & Adler, San Diego, 1976—1978, Adler & Landon, San Diego, 1979—1980. President Tom Adler, A.P.C., El Cajon, since 1981.
Instructor Grossmont College, 1973, University California-San Diego, 1973—1974. Adjunct professor law University San Diego, 1984—1985. Lecturer in field; judge pro tempore San Diego County Municipal Court, 1974—1982, El Cajon Judicial District, since 1984.
With United States Air Force Reserve, 1961-1967.
Board supervisors Task Force on Alternatives to Incarceration, 1975. Board directors San Diego Regional Criminal Justice Planning Board, 1973, judicial process subcommittee, 1975. Member of California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (board governors 1985, committee on judicial performance), San Diego County Bar Association (legal ethics committee 1978-1979, counsel subcommittee 1979), Criminal Defense Bar Association San Diego (president 1980-1982).
Married Joan O. Hendricks, September 2, 1961 (divorced 1971). Children: Ethan Michael, David Fitzgerald. Married Sharon Theresa Garcia, December 31, 1975.
Children: Quinton Bradley, Stacey Jo.