Post-governorship
Deukmejian was a partner in Sidley & Austin, a national and international law firm, from 1991 to 2000 when he retired. He reentered public life by serving on special committees, including one to reform the California penal system, and a charter-reform committee in his hometown of Long Beach. He oversaw a revamping of the UCLA Willed Body Program after a scandal involving the sale of human body parts donated for science.
Deukmejian received an honorary doctor of laws degree from California State University, Long Beach in 2008 because of his support for education, state law, and Long Beach.
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