ona , ▁California ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁County ▁Super ior ▁Court ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁also ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁lect urer ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁La ▁Ver ne ▁College ▁of ▁Law ▁in ▁La ▁Ver ne , ▁California ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁Federal ▁jud icial ▁service ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁F irth ▁was ▁nominated ▁by ▁President ▁Richard ▁N ixon ▁to ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Central ▁District ▁of ▁California ▁was ▁vac ated ▁by ▁Judge ▁Charles ▁Hard y ▁Car r . ▁F irth ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁commission ▁on ▁March ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁He ▁assumed ▁senior ▁status ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁cert ified ▁dis ability ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁that ▁capacity ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁on ▁January ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 8 4 ▁death s ▁Category : Ind iana ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Har vard ▁Law ▁School ▁al umn i ▁Category : Cal iforn ia ▁state ▁court ▁jud ges