ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌmðə kˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv lˈɔː ʌvðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv sˈʌðɚn kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə æt lˌɑːs ˈændʒəlɪs ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn, hiː wʌz ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd tə ðə bˈɑːɹ ænd kəmˈɛnst pɹˈæktɪs ɪn lˈɔŋ bˈiːtʃ, kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə.
Graduated from the College of Law of the University of Southern California at Los Angeles in 1917, he was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Long Beach, California.