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Wilson, Stephen Victor

Born 1941 in New York, NY

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on September 9, 1985, to a new seat authorized by 98 Stat. 333. Confirmed by the Senate on October 16, 1985, and received commission on October 17, 1985.

Education:
Lehigh University, B.A., 1963
Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1967
George Washington University Law School, LL.M., 1973

Professional Career:

Trial attorney, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1968-1971
Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 1971-1977; chief, Fraud and Special Prosecutions Section, 1973-1977
Private practice, Beverly Hills, California, 1977-1985
Adjunct professor of law, Loyola University, 1975-1979
Chairman, Federal Indigent Defense Panel Committee, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1979-1980
Adjunct professor of law, University of San Diego, 1984