EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned directors of The
First American Corporation, a California corporation (the "Corporation"), hereby
constitute and appoint Parker S. Kennedy and Mark R Arnesen, and each of them,
the true and lawful agents and attorneys-in-fact of the undersigned, with full
power and authority in said agents and attorneys-in-fact, and in either or both
of them, to sign for the undersigned and in their respective names as directors
of the Corporation the Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any amendment or amendments to such
Registration Statement, and the undersigned ratify and confirm all acts taken by
such agents and attorneys-in-fact, or either or both of them, as herein
authorized. This Power of Attorney may be executed in one or more counterparts.
Date: June 22, 2000 By:/s/ George L. Argyros *
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George L. Argyros, Director
Date: June 22, 2000 By:/s/ Gary J. Beban *
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Gary J. Beban, Director
Date: June 22, 2000 By:/s/ J. David Chatham *
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J. David Chatham, Director
Date: June 22, 2000 By:/s/ James L. Doti *
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James L. Doti, Director
Date: June 22, 2000 By:/s/ Lewis W. Douglas, Jr. *
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Lewis W. Douglas, Jr., Director
Date: June 22, 2000 By:/s/ Paul B. Fay, Jr. *
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Paul B. Fay, Jr., Director
Date: June 22, 2000 By:/s/ D. Van Skilling *
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D. Van Skilling, Director
Date: June 22, 2000 By:/s/ Virginia Ueberroth *
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Virginia Ueberroth, Director
