Malcolm Lucas

Malcolm M. Lucas
26th Chief Justice of California
In office
January 5, 1987 – May 1, 1996
Appointed byGeorge Deukmejian
Preceded byRose Bird
Succeeded byRonald M. George
Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court
In office
April 6, 1984 – January 5, 1987
Appointed byGeorge Deukmejian
Preceded byFrank K. Richardson
Succeeded byJohn Arguelles
Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
In office
July 29, 1971 – April 6, 1984
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded bySeat established by 84 Stat. 294
Succeeded byWilliam J. Rea
Personal details
Born
Malcolm Millar Lucas

(1927-04-19)April 19, 1927
Berkeley, California
DiedSeptember 28, 2016(2016-09-28) (aged 89)
Los Angeles, California
EducationUniversity of Southern California (BA, LLB)

Malcolm Millar Lucas (April 19, 1927 – September 28, 2016) was an American jurist and attorney who served as the 26th Chief Justice of California. He previously served as a trial judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court and United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.