M. James Lorenz
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
Assumed office
October 25, 2009
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
In office
October 5, 1999 – October 25, 2009
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byRudi M. Brewster
Succeeded byAnthony J. Battaglia
United States Attorney for the Southern District of California
In office
1980–1981
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byMichael J. Walsh
Succeeded byWilliam H. Kennedy
Personal details
Born
Myron James Lorenz[1]

(1935-10-13) October 13, 1935 (age 88)[2]
Pasadena, California
EducationUniversity of California at Berkeley (BA)
California Western School of Law (JD)
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps Reserve
Years of service1957-1960

Myron James Lorenz (born October 13, 1935) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

Early life and education

Born in Pasadena, California, Lorenz received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1957 and a Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law in 1965, where he was a member of the Campbell E. Beaumont chapter of Phi Alpha Delta.

Career and military service

Lorenz was a Deputy district attorney of San Diego County District Attorney's Office, from 1966 to 1978. He was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of California from 1978 to 1981. He was First Assistant United States Attorney from 1978 to 1980. He was a Court appointed United States Attorney from 1980 to 1981. He was in private practice in San Diego from 1982 to 1999. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1957 to 1960[3] and in the United States Marine Corps Reserve.[4]

Federal judicial service

Lorenz is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Lorenz was nominated by President Bill Clinton on March 8, 1999, to a seat vacated by Rudi M. Brewster. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 1, 1999, and received commission on October 5, 1999. He assumed senior status on October 25, 2009.

References

  1. ^ Confirmation hearings on federal appointments : hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, first session, on confirmation of appointees to the federal judiciary. (2000)
  2. ^ Press, Bernan (March 2001). Biographical Directory of the Federal Judiciary, 1789-2000. Bernan Press. ISBN 9780890592588.
  3. ^ Directory of Federal Court Guidelines, Issue 1 (1996)
  4. ^ Lineal List of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the Marine Corps Reserve (1964)

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Legal offices Preceded byRudi M. Brewster Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California 1999–2009 Succeeded byAnthony J. Battaglia


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