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Roger Alton Pfaff

Republican

Date Party Office Votes Result
11-08-1938 Republican AD-64 10976 Loss
11-05-1940 Republican AD-64 27734 Win
 

Candidate Biography:

Born: August 24, 1907 in Sigourney, Iowa
Unmarried.
Died: June 15, 1983

1960s: Justice, Los Angeles County Superior Court

  • In 1961, Pfaff was the judge who tried the case to determine the paternity dispute between comedian George Jessel and acress Joan Tyler.
  • In 1963, Pfaff was the judge in a paternity suit against Ray Charles.
  • In 1942, it was noted the Pfaff had visited every continent but South America.