Arthur G. Scotland, Presiding Justice
Hon. Arthur G. Scotland, Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District.
Justice Scotland is a native Californian born in Sacramento on October 19, 1946. Upon graduating from the University of California, Davis, he became a law enforcement officer with the California Department of Justice, 1968-71. He then attended the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, graduating with honors in 1974.
After serving as a Deputy District Attorney, Sacramento County, 1974-76, California Deputy Attorney General, 1976-83, and Cabinet Secretary to the Governor, 1983-87, he was appointed a Superior Court Judge by Governor Deukmejian in 1987. Since 1989, he has served on the Court of Appeal, appointed by Governor Deukmejian. In 1998, he became the Presiding Justice, appointed to the position by Governor Wilson.
He also is an instructor of judicial education and has served on various committees and organizations created to improve the administration of justice, including the California Judicial Council, the policy-making body for our state's courts, to which he was appointed by the Chief Justice of California. And he is a Past-President of the Anthony M. Kennedy American Inn of Court, an organization of judges, attorneys, and law students that is dedicated to promoting civility, ethics, and professionalism in the practice of law.
Active in his community, Justice Scotland was named Humanitarian of the Year in 2002 by the Sacramento County Bar Association for his volunteer work on behalf of the Sacramento Children's Home, a residential and treatment facility for abused and neglected children. He also received a Community Service Award from the Center for Youth Citizenship for his volunteer work helping to educate school children about our legal system and their rights and responsibilities as Americans.
Married to Susan Silva Scotland, with a son, daughter-in-law, and baby granddaughter, he enjoys theater, softball, skiing, and running, including marathons and team triathlons.
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