Having finished his PhD in political science at UC Berkeley Jonathan Rothman taught for six years at Whittier College, being promoted to the rank of associate professor. After a year of teaching he went to law school at night and finished at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles in December 1983, took and passed the bar in February 1984. He moved on from teaching and practiced law at the city, county, and state levels, retiring in 2018 and then retired from teaching at Solano Community College at 2020. He is happily retired with my wife of 39 years.
July 1, 2022
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