Frank C. Newman | |
|---|---|
| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California | |
| In office July 16, 1977 – December 13, 1982 | |
| Appointed by | Jerry Brown |
| Preceded by | Marshall F. McComb |
| Succeeded by | Joseph R. Grodin |
| Dean of UC Berkeley School of Law | |
| In office 1961–1966 | |
| Preceded by | William Prosser |
| Succeeded by | Edward C. Halbach, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frank Cecil Newman July 17, 1917 Eureka, California, U.S. |
| Died | February 18, 1996 (aged 78) Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Frances Williston Burks
(m. 1940) |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College (AB) University of California, Berkeley (LLB) Columbia University (LLM, JSD) |
| Occupation | Professor Judge |
Frank Cecil Newman[1] (July 17, 1917 – February 18, 1996) was an American law school dean, state supreme court justice, and scholar and advocate of reform in the field of international human rights law. He was the Dean of Berkeley Law School from 1961 to 1966, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California from 1977 to 1982, and Jackson H. Ralston Professor of International Law at Berkeley from 1982 to 1988. Following his retirement, he was professor emeritus at Berkeley.