Amitai Schwartz

Presently retired.

California Bar, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; U.S. District Court, Central District of California; Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1972); Brandeis University (B.A., cum laude, 1969) Recipient: U.S. District Court, Northern District of California Outstanding Pro Bono Services Award, 1995; American Bar Association Standing Committee on Lawyers Public Service Responsibility, Pro Bono Publico Award, 1991. Legal Director, Northern California Police Practices Project, 1973-1977. Staff Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, 1977-1985. Visiting Lecturer, Appellate Advocacy, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, 1985. Lecturer, Section 1983 Litigation, Practicing Law Institute, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989. Lecturer and Co-Author, Litigating Section 1983 Claims, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1996. Lawyer Delegate, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1989-1991. Member, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California Civil Justice Reform Act Committee, Advisory Committee on Civil Local Rules.