4th District Court of Appeal (San Diego)
Career Highlights: Appointed 4th District Court of Appeal justice by Gov. Jerry Brown, Dec. 23, 2016; San Diego County Superior Court judge, 2003-2016; partner, associate, Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach, 1994-2003, 1982-84; research attorney, 4th District Court of Appeal, 1984-1994, 1981-1982
Law School: UCLA School of Law, 1980
Career Highlights: Appointed 4th District Court of Appeal justice by Gov. Jerry Brown, Dec. 23, 2016; San Diego County Superior Court judge, 2003-2016; partner, associate, Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach, 1994-2003, 1982-84; research attorney, 4th District Court of Appeal, 1984-1994, 1981-1982
Law School: UCLA School of Law, 1980
SAN DIEGO — 4th District Court of Appeal Justice William S. Dato’s favorite judicial experience occurred well after the prestigious jobs that carved his path as a jurist.
While he relished his clerkships and nearly 25 years as an appellate research attorney and private practitioner, his favorite assignment came a couple years into his appointment to the San Diego County Superior Court bench, when he started handling dru... (continued)
