David Sills

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David G. Sills
Spouse	Maureen Reagan (m. 1964–1968) «start: (1964)–end+1: (1969)»"Marriage: Maureen Reagan to David Sills" Location: (linkback://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Sills)

David G. Sills (born March 21, 1938, died August 23, 2011) has served as the presiding justice for the California Court of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate District, Division Three. He is a former mayor of Irvine, California.^[1] He was married to Maureen Reagan, the daughter of US President Ronald Reagan, between 1964 and 1968.^[2]

Member of the Republican State Central Committee of California 1966-1968 and Chairman of the Republican Associates of Orange County 1968-1969.^[3]

According to his biographical page on the State of California's court information website, he was appointed as a judge to California's Superior Court in 1985 by former Governor George Deukmejian and served there until being appointed to the Court of Appeal by the same governor in 1990. He received a B.S. from Bradley University in 1959 and his legal degree from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1961.^[4] Prior to being named to the bench he served in the U.S. Marine Corps between 1960 and 1965, reaching the rank of captain. He had a private law practice in Orange County, California between 1965 and 1985 and was an elected member of the Irvine City Council between 1976 and 1985, serving as mayor for four years during that period.^[5]

References

1. ^ [1]| David Sills By Greg Mitchell, November, 1998, at Law.com
2. ^ [2] Maureen Reagan, 60, Activist and President's Daughter, Enid Nemy, NYT, August 9,, 2001
3. ^ [3]
4. ^ [4] David G. Sills, Presiding Justice, Fourth Appellate District, at vote98.sos.ca.gov
5. ^ [5] David G. Sills, Presiding Justice bio page at courtinfo.ca.gov

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