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Marvin Ray Baxter (born January 9, 1940) is a former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California. == Background == Baxter was born in Fowler, California, and was raised on his family's farm. He is of Armenian descent; all four of his grandparents were born in Armenia and later moved to the United States.〔Maura Dolan, ("Sentence Upheld in Turkish Diplomat's Slaying," ) ''Los Angeles Times'', 3 February 1995.〕 His paternal grandfather changed the family surname from Bagdasarian to Baxter because of strong anti-Armenian prejudice in the Fresno area during the 1930s.〔 Baxter graduated from Fowler High School and went on to attend California State University, Fresno, where he earned his undergraduate degree in economics. Upon graduation, he became a Coro Foundation Fellow in Public Affairs (1962–63), then entered UC Hastings College of the Law, from which he earned his law degree in 1966.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Associate Justice Marvin R. Baxter )〕 He began his legal career as a Fresno County deputy district attorney in 1967. Subsequently, he entered private practice in civil law in 1969.〔 It was during this time he was an associate and then a partner in the Fresno Law firm of Andrews, Andrews, Thaxter, Jones and Baxter where he practiced civil law. In 1983, he moved back into public service as Appointments Secretary, advising Governor George Deukmejian on judicial and executive appointments.〔 In December 1988, Governor Deukmejian appointed him to be an Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal for the fifth district. In January 1991, he was appointed associate justice of the Supreme Court of California.〔 He was retained by the electorate in November 2002, with 71.5% of the vote.〔(smartvoter.org )〕 Baxter has announced his retirement for January 4, 2015. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marvin R. Baxter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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