Charles Edward Wiggins

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Charles Edward Wiggins (1927-2000) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. He joined the court in 1984 after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan and served it until his death on March 2, 2000.^[1]

Education

University of Southern California, B.S., 1953
University of Southern California Law School, LL.B, 1956^[1]

Professional career

U.S. Army First Lieutenant, 1945-1948, 1950-1952
Law clerk, Hon. Swain, Appellate Division, Los Angeles Superior Court
Private practice, El Monte, California, 1957-1966
Member, El Monte Planning Commission, 1954-1960
Councilman, El Monte, California, 1960-1964
Mayor, El Monte, California, 1964-1966
U.S. Representative from California, 1967-1979
Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1979-1982
Private practice, Washington, DC, 1982-1984
Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1984^[1]

Federal judicial career

Wiggins was a was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. He joined the court in 1984 after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan on August 1, 1984, to a new seat created by 98 Stat. 333. He was confirmed by the Senate on October 3, 1984 and received his commission on October 11, 1984. Wiggins assumed senior status on December 31, 1996 and continued serving the court in that position until his death on March 2, 2000.^[1]

Political ideology

See also: Political ideology of State Supreme Court Justices

In October 2012, political science professors Adam Bonica and Michael Woodruff of Stanford University attempted to determine the partisan ideology of state supreme court justices. They created a scoring system in which a score above 0 indicated a more conservative-leaning ideology, while scores below 0 were more liberal.

Wiggins received a campaign finance score of -1.3, indicating a liberal ideological leaning. This was more liberal than the average score of -0.91 that justices received in Washington.

The study was based on data from campaign contributions by the judges themselves, the partisan leaning of those who contributed to the judges' campaigns, or, in the absence of elections, the ideology of the appointing body (governor or legislature). This study was not a definitive label of a justice, but an academic summary of various relevant factors.^[2]