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Schopler, Andrew George
Born 1971 in Chapel Hill, NC
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on January 23, 2023, to a seat vacated by Larry Alan Burns. Confirmed by the Senate on March 7, 2023, and received commission on March 10, 2023.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, 2016-2023
Education:
Dartmouth College, B.A., 1994
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1997
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on January 23, 2023, to a seat vacated by Larry Alan Burns. Confirmed by the Senate on March 7, 2023, and received commission on March 10, 2023.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, 2016-2023
Education:
Dartmouth College, B.A., 1994
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1997
Professional Career:
Private practice, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1997-1998, 1998-2004
Assistant public defender, Hillsborough, North Carolina, 1998
Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of California, 2004-2016; deputy chief, Major Frauds and Special Prosecutions Section, 2014-2016
California Army National Guard major, 2014-
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, July 14, 2022; no Senate vote