Last updated on: 12/26/2012 | Author: ProCon.org

Carl B. Pearlston, JD Biography

Title:
Los Angeles attorney and former Executive Committee member of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
Position:
None Found to the question "Should the Words “under God” Be in the US Pledge of Allegiance?"
Reasoning:

No position found as of Jan. 20, 2011

Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
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Individuals with JD's, or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to government and constitutional law. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to government and constitutional law.
Involvement and Affiliations:
  • Attorney (alternative dispute resolution), Los Angeles, CA
  • Former Executive Committee member of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
  • Former member, Southern Regional Board of the ADL, 1975-2001
  • Former national board member, Toward Tradition
  • Admitted to the bar, US District Court, Northern District of California, 1979
  • Member, Southern California American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Board of Directors, 1966-1975
  • Admitted to the bar, US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and US Supreme Court, 1974
  • Admitted to the bar, California and US District Court, Southern and Central Districts of California, 1971
Education:
  • JD, University of West Los Angeles
  • BS, United States Naval Academy
Other:
  • None found
Quoted in:
  1. Is the United States a Christian Nation?