Hon. Charles Springer
Education
University of Virginia (Master of Laws in the Judicial Process - 1984)
Oriel College, Oxford University, Oxford, England, (Graduate Program for American Judges, 1984)
Georgetown University Law Center (Bachelor of Laws - 1953)
University of Nevada (Bachelor of Arts - 1950)
Appellate Judges Seminar, New York University School of Law (1981)
National College of Juvenile and Family Law/University of Nevada
(Training Seminar for Judicial Educators - 1978)
National College of Juvenile and Family Law
(Graduate Study Diplomate - 1975)
National College of Juvenile and Family Law
(Core Curriculum Diplomate - 1974)
Professional
Bar Admissions
State of Nevada (1953)
United States District Court, District of Nevada (1953)
United States District Court, District of Columbia (1954)
United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1961)
United States Supreme Court (1962)
Member, American Bar Association
Life Member, The Fellows of the American Bar Association
Member, Nevada State Bar Association
Private law practice, Reno, Nevada (28 years)
Teaching and Professional Credentials
Faculty, National College of Juvenile and Family Law, Reno, Nevada
Faculty. National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada
Adjunct Faculty. McGeorge School of Law
University of the Pacific, Sacramento, California
Adjunct Faculty, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada (Business Law)
Visiting Professor, University of International Business and Economics
Beijing, People's Republic of China
Founder, Instructor, Nevada Bar Review Course
Publications
Justice for Juveniles, U.S. Department of Justice (April 1986)
"Rehabilitating the Juvenile Court," Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy, Vol. 5, Issue 2 (1991)
Opinion, Wright v. Schum, 781 P.2d 1141 (1991). Published in American Law
Reports, Cases and Annotations, "Tenant's Escaped Vicious Animals," 89 A.L.R. 359 (4th 1991)
Nevada Women's Legal Guide (co-authored with Paula Quagliana), Nevada Commission for Women (1995)
Principles of the Law of Family Dissolution: Analysis and Recommendations, The American Law Institute, Contributing Advisor
"State Constitutional Commentary: A Supreme Injustice," Albany Law Review, Vol. 61, Issue 5 (1998).
Government and Positions of Public Trust
Attorney General, State of Nevada
Juvenile Court Master, Second Judicial District Court, State of Nevada
Legal Advisor to Governor, State of Nevada
Chair Nevada State Apprenticeship Council
Legislative Bill Drafter, State of Nevada
Law Clerk to United States District Judge Roger Foley
Chair, Nevada Commission on Judicial Selection
Member, Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline
Member, State Board of Pardon Commissioners
Chair, Supreme Court of Nevada Gender Bias Task Force
Chair, Nevada Commission for Women
Founder, Supreme Court of Nevada Task Force for the Study of Racial and Economic Biasin the Justice System
Member, Legislative Advisory Committee to Study Laws Relating to Children
Chair, Nevada Commission to Establish Suggested Sentences for Felonies
Member, State Board of Examiners
Member, State Board of Prisons Commissioners
Member, Board of Directors, Department of Transportation
Member, National Small Business Advisory Council
Member, State Savings and Loan Associations Board
Professional and Civic Affiliations
Member, Scholastic Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Member, Board of Trustees, National Council of Juveni1e and Family Court Judges
President, English Linguistic Group
International Association of Juvenile and Family Court Magistrates
Chair, Internationa1 Conference on Youth, Crime and Justice, Rutgers University, New Jersey
Chair, Medical Malpractice Screening Panel
Member, Lay Advisory Board, College of Education, University of Nevada, Reno
Member, American Judicature Society
Member, Federal-State Judicial Relations Committee
President, National Association of Juvenile Court Judges Associates
Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion
President, American Cancer Society, State of Nevada
Member, Board of Directors, Center for Religion and Life, University of Nevada, Reno
Member, Human Subjects - Biomedical Subcommittee
University of Nevada School of Medica1 Science
Chair, Board of Trustees, John Shaw Field Foundation
Member, Board of Directors, Nevada Art Gallery
Military
United States Army, 11th Airborne Division
Second Lieutenant, Honorable Discharge
Awards
Outstanding Service Award, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
University of Nevada Midby-Byron Distinguished Leadership Award
Certificate of Achievement, National District Attorneys' Association
Certificate of Honor, International Academy of Law and Science
Outstanding Community Service, Washoe County Teachers Association
Who's Who in America; Who's Who in American Law
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