Born in St. Louis, Missouri, England received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of the Pacific in 1977 and a Juris Doctor from University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 1983.

[1] In 1973 he was an electronic data processing clerk for the California Department of Motor Vehicles.

From 1988 to 2002, he served with the United States Army Reserve, JAG Corps.

[3] On September 19, 2019, England issued a preliminary injunction against a California law which would require candidates for president to disclose their tax returns in order to be listed on the ballot.

[4] 2013: Martin Luther King Jr. Peace and Justice Award from the University of the Pacific.