Power of Attorney


Know all by these presents, that the undersigned (the "Reporting Person")
hereby constitutes and appoints each of Kenneth D. DeGiorgio, Jeffrey S.
Robinson, Stacy S. Rentner and Susan Vivino as the Reporting Person's
true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

	(1)  execute for and on behalf of the Reporting Person, in the
Reporting Person's capacity as an officer and /or director of The First
American Corporation, a California corporation (the "Company"), a
Form ID and Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules of the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") thereunder;

	(2)  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
Reporting Person which may be necessary or desirable to complete and
execute any such Form ID or Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely file such form
with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

	(3)  take any other action of any type whatsoever in
connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of
such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, and in the best interest
of, or legally required by, the Reporting Person, it being understood
that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
Reporting Person pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such
form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in
fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The Reporting Person hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full
power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise
of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents
and purposes as the Reporting Person might or could do if personally
present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights
and powers herein granted.  The Reporting Person acknowledges
that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at
the request of the Reporting Person, are not assuming, nor is the
Company assuming, any of the Reporting Person's responsibilities to
comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
the Reporting Person is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5
with respect to the Reporting Person's holdings of and transactions
in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the
Reporting Person in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Reporting Person has caused this Power of
Attorney to be executed as of this 14th day of January, 2009.

/s/ John Peace
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John Peace
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