History of the Federal Judiciary


  U.S. District Courts for the Districts of California

   Judges of the Southern District of California
Number of judges who have served on the court: 66
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Jones, James McHall (1850-1851)
Hoffman, Ogden Jr. (1852-1854)
Ogier, Isaac Stockton Keith (1854-1861)
Haight, Fletcher Mathews (1861-1866)
Ross, Erskine Mayo (1887-1895)
Wellborn, Olin (1895-1915)
Bledsoe, Benjamin Franklin (1914-1925)
Trippet, Oscar A. (1915-1923)
James, William P. (1923-1940)
McCormick, Paul John (1924-1960)
Henning, Edward J. (1925-1929)
Cosgrave, George (1930-1945)
Hollzer, Harry Aaron (1931-1946)
Stephens, Albert Lee Sr. (1935-1937)
Yankwich, Leon Rene (1935-1966)
Jenney, Ralph E. (1937-1945)
Beaumont, Campbell Eben (1939-1954)
Harrison, Benjamin (1940-1960)
O`Connor, James Francis Thaddeus (1940-1949)
Hall, Peirson Mitchell (1942-1966)
Mathes, William Carey (1945-1967)
Weinberger, Jacob (1946-1974)
Carter, James Marshall (1949-1967)
Westover, Harry Clay (1949-1983)
Byrne, William Matthew Sr. (1950-1966)
Tolin, Ernest Allen (1951-1961)
Jertberg, Gilbert H. (1955-1958)
Clarke, Thurmond (1955-1966)
Kunzel, Fred (1959-1969)
Crocker, Myron Donovan (1959-1966)
Stephens, Albert Lee Jr. (1961-1966)
Carr, Charles Hardy (1962-1966)
Curtis, Jesse William Jr. (1962-1966)
Crary, Elisha Avery (1962-1966)
Whelan, Francis C. (1964-1966)
Hill, Irving (1965-1966)
Hauk, A. Andrew (1966)
Gray, William Percival (1966)
Schwartz, Edward Joseph (1968-2000)
Turrentine, Howard Boyd (1970-2010)
Thompson, Gordon Jr. (1970-present)
Wallace, John Clifford (1970-1972)
Nielsen, Leland Chris (1971-1999)
Enright, William Benner (1972-present)
Keep, Judith Nelsen (1980-2004)
Gilliam, Earl Ben (1980-2001)
Irving, J. Lawrence (1982-1990)
Brewster, Rudi M. (1984-2012)
Rhoades, John Skylstead Sr. (1985-2007)
Huff, Marilyn L. (1991-present)
Gonzalez, Irma Elsa (1992-present)
Jones, Napoleon A. Jr. (1994-2009)
Moskowitz, Barry Ted (1995-present)
Miller, Jeffrey T. (1997-present)
Whelan, Thomas J. (1998-present)
Lorenz, M. James (1999-present)
Burns, Larry Alan (2003-present)
Sabraw, Dana Makoto (2003-present)
Hayes, William Q. (2003-present)
Houston, John A. (2003-present)
Benitez, Roger T. (2004-present)
Sammartino, Janis Lynn (2007-present)
Anello, Michael M. (2008-present)
Battaglia, Anthony Joseph (2011-present)
Bencivengo, Cathy Ann (2012-present)
Curiel, Gonzalo Paul (2012-present)

 

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