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Sammartino, Janis Lynn
Born 1950 in Philadelphia, PA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Nominated by George W. Bush on March 19, 2007, to a seat vacated by Judith Nelsen Keep. Confirmed by the Senate on September 10, 2007, and received commission on September 21, 2007.
Education:
Occidental College, A.B., 1972
Notre Dame Law School, J.D., 1975
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Nominated by George W. Bush on March 19, 2007, to a seat vacated by Judith Nelsen Keep. Confirmed by the Senate on September 10, 2007, and received commission on September 21, 2007.
Education:
Occidental College, A.B., 1972
Notre Dame Law School, J.D., 1975
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Douglas Seely, St. Joseph County [Indiana] Superior Court, 1975-1976
Deputy city attorney, San Diego, California, 1976-1994
Judge, San Diego [California] Municipal Court, 1994-1995
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, 1995-2007