Davies, John G., 1929-2020

found: U.S. Cong. Senate. Comm. on the Judiciary. Confirmation hearings on federal appointments, 1985-1986, part 4:page 45 (John G. Davies, nominee, U.S. District Judge, Central District of California, born May 17, 1929, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia)

found: Biographical directory of federal judges, viewed March 26, 2020(Davies, John G.; born May 17, 1929, in Sydney, Australia; died March 24, 2020; judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California; confirmed by the Senate on June 6, 1986; service terminated on July 18, 1998, due to retirement; B.A., University of Michigan, 1953; LL.B., University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, 1959; private practice, Los Angeles, California (1961-1972) and Beverly Hills, California (1972-1986)) - https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/davies-john-g

found: New York times, 8 Apr. 2020(John G. Davies; John Griffith Davies, born May 17, 1929 in Willoughby, a suburb of New South Wales, died March 24 in Pasadena [Calif.], aged 90; an Olympic swimming gold medalist whose discipline, independence and Down Under drollery was credited with helping to prevent more riots in Los Angeles after he presided over the second trial of four officers in the Rodney King police brutality case; inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1984)

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