Silicon Valley Thrust Patent Law Upon Judge, and He Likes It

In the 1970s, U.S. District Judge Ronald M. Whyte moved to San Jose from Southern California in part to get out from under the shadow of his father, Superior Court Judge James G. Whyte, and make a name for himself. More than three decades later, the junior Whyte is regarded as one of the nation's most knowledgeable judges on intellectual property law.

Ronald M. Whyte

U.S. District Court (San Jose)

Career Highlights: Retired November 2016. Appointed by President George H.W. Bush to U.S. District Court in San Jose, 1992; appointed by Gov. George Deukmejian to Santa Clara County Superior Court, 1989; member, Hoge, Fenton, Jones & Appel, 1977-1989; associate, Hoge, Fenton, Jones & Appel, 1971-1977

Law School: USC Gould School of Law

See more...

By Rebecca Beyer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
This article appears on Page 1

      SAN JOSE - In the early 1970s when Ronald M. Whyte and his wife were considering where to move after his service in the U.S. Navy, they rejected the idea of returning to his hometown of Claremont almost immediately.
      They didn't want two things hanging over their heads: the infamous Southern Calif... (continued)