Edward Rafeedie (January 6, 1929 – March 25, 2008) was a judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The US District Court for the Central District of California (commonly referred to as the CDCA CACD or C He was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1982.
Rafeedie was born to Palestinian immigrants in Orange, New Jersey. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn The City of Orange is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. His family moved to Santa Monica when he was seven years old. He lived for a while in Palestine before moving back to California. Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
After graduating from Venice High School, Rafeedie traveled the carnival circuit with a portable electric horse-race game called Derby. Venice High School is a public school located in western Los Angeles California within the Los Angeles Unified School District. He then served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the
After leaving the Army, Rafeedie enrolled at the University of Southern California. The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly He graduated with a bachelor's degree in law in 1957, and two years later graduated from the University of Southern California Law School. A bachelor's degree is usually an Undergraduate Academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three four or in some cases and The University of Southern California Law School ( Gould School of Law) located in Los Angeles California, is a Graduate school within the University He then worked in private practice until he was appointed as a Municipal Court judge in 1969 by California Governor Ronald Reagan. The Governor of California is the highest executive authority in the state government whose responsibilities include making annual "State of the State" addresses In 1969, Governor Reagan elevated him to the Superior Court, where he served a total of 11 years. The Superior Courts of California are the Superior courts in the U
During his tenure on the Superior Court, Rafeedie presided over several high-profile civil cases, including the contested conservatorship of Groucho Marx, the Britt Ekland and Rod Stewart palimony trial and part of the Bob Dylan divorce case. Britt Ekland (born 6 October 1942 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish Actress, long resident in the United Kingdom Roderick "Rod" David Stewart, CBE (born 10 January 1945 is a Singer and Songwriter born and raised in London England and currently Palimony is a Portmanteau of the words pal and Alimony. The Neologism was coined by celebrity divorce attorney Marvin Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major He also sentenced the daredevil Evel Knievel to jail for attacking a television executive with a baseball bat. This article is about the stunt performer For the wooden roller coaster by the same name see Evel Knievel (roller coaster Robert Craig "Evel" Knievel Rafeedie was also known for his calendar management of cases and his concern of efficient management of trials.
In 1982, Rafeedie was appointed to the federal bench by President Reagan. His most controversial case was in 1990, when he ruled that the kidnapping of Dr. Humberto Alvarez Machain was illegal and ordered his repatriated to Mexico. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Alvarez Machain was accused of aiding drug traffickers in the 1985 torturing and killing of Enrique "Kiki" Camarena, who was a Drug Enforcement Agency agent. Enrique "Kiki" Camarena Salazar ( July 26, 1947 - c February 9, 1985) was an undercover agent for the United States The Drug Enforcement Administration ( DEA) is a United States Department of Justice Law enforcement agency tasked with combating drug smuggling and Because the DEA had paid a group of Mexican citizens to kidnap him in Mexico and fly him to the United States to stand trial, Rafeedie ruled that the kidnapping was a violation of the United States-Mexico extradition treaty. Extradition is the official process by which one nation or state requests and obtains from another nation or state the surrender of a suspected or convicted criminal The ruling stunned the Justice Department and angered government agents. For animal rights group see Justice Department (JD The United States Department of Justice ( DOJ) is a Cabinet department However, the U.S. Supreme Court later overruled his decision. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary.
Rafeedie died from cancer on March 25, 2008 at the age of 79. Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
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- Obituary from the Los Angeles Times