Pregerson, Harry

From Astro-Databank
Jump to: navigation, search
Name
Pregerson, Harry Gender: M
born on 13 October 1923 at 09:15 (= 09:15 AM )
Place Los Angeles, California, 34n03, 118w15
Timezone PST h8w (is standard time)
Data source
BC/BR in hand
Rodden Rating AA
Collector: Scholfield
Astrology data s_su.18.gif s_libcol.18.gif 19°20' s_mo.18.gif s_sagcol.18.gif 08°05 Asc.s_scocol.18.gif 29°38'



Harry Pregerson

Biography

American lawyer and judge, a United States Circuit Judge regarded as one of the judiciary's most liberal judges, attracting both praise and criticism for his insistence on placing his conscience above court precedent. He was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit by President Jimmy Carter in 1979.

In 1992, Pregerson halted the execution of Robert Alton Harris after the prisoner had been strapped into the gas chamber. The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the execution to proceed two hours later. In 2003, Pregerson refused to follow Supreme Court precedent regarding California's three-strikes law. Pregerson would continue dissenting whenever the court imposed that law.

Pregerson was the child of Ukrainian Jewish immigrants. His wife, Bernardine, was a microbiologist. Pregerson's son, Dean Pregerson, is a federal district judge for the United States District Court for the Central District of California. His daughter, Katie Rodan, is a dermatologist and cofounder of a skin-care brand. Pregerson died in Los Angeles on 25 November 2017 at age 94 from respiratory problems.


Link to Wikipedia biography

Events

  • Death, Cause unspecified 25 November 2017 (Respiratory problems, age 94)
    chart Placidus Equal_H.

Source Notes

Birth certificate in hand from Sy Scholfield.

Categories

  • Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3 (Two)
  • Personal : Death : Illness/ Disease (Respiratory problems)
  • Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 94)
  • Vocation : Law : Attorney
  • Vocation : Law : Jurist
  • Vocation : Law : Legal system employee