| Roger J. Traynor Born: 12-Feb-1900
Birthplace: Park City, UT
Died: 14-May-1983
Location of death: Berkeley, CA
Cause of death: Cancer - unspecified
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Judge Nationality: United States
Executive summary: California Chief Justice, 1964-70 As consultant and later full time employee of the California State Board of Equalization, he formulated much of the modern California tax code. He made extensive efforts to reduce the process and cost of tax litigation. But Traynor is mostly known for his service on the California Supreme Court. "There is no sounder currency in the courts across the country than a Traynor opinion." Father: Felix Traynor
Mother: Elizabeth
Wife: Madeleine Emilie Lackman (m. 23-Aug-1933, three sons)
Son: Michael
Son: Joseph
Son: Stephen
University: BA Political Science, University of California at Berkeley (1923)
University: MA Political Science, University of California at Berkeley (1924)
University: PhD Political Science, University of California at Berkeley (1926)
Law School: JD, Boalt Hall, University of California at Berkeley (1927)
Professor: Boalt Hall, University of California at Berkeley
California State Supreme Court Chief Justice (1964-70)
California State Supreme Court Associate Justice (1940-64)
State Bar of California 1927
Irish Ancestry
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