Namesake Judge Earl B Gilliam

History Judge Earl B. Gilliam   Earl B. Gilliam received his Bachelor of Arts degree from San Diego State College in 1953 and his Juris Doctor from Hastings College of Law in 1957. That same year, he began his legal career as a deputy district attorney in the San...

Knowing Our History

History Knowing Our History: The Beginning of the Earl B. Gilliam Bar Foundation In the mid-1970s there were very few Black attorneys in San Diego County. On a Saturday morning a small group of the ones who were here met up at Emma’s Pancake House at 54th and El...