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Drozd, Dale Alan
Born 1955 in Long Beach, CA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 7, 2015, to a seat vacated by Anthony W. Ishii. Confirmed by the Senate on October 5, 2015, and received commission on November 2, 2015.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, 1997-2015; chief magistrate judge, 2011-2015
Education:
San Diego State University, B.A., 1977
University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, J.D., 1980
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 7, 2015, to a seat vacated by Anthony W. Ishii. Confirmed by the Senate on October 5, 2015, and received commission on November 2, 2015.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, 1997-2015; chief magistrate judge, 2011-2015
Education:
San Diego State University, B.A., 1977
University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, J.D., 1980
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Lawrence K. Karlton, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, 1980-1982
Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1982-1985
Private practice, Sacramento, California, 1986-1997
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, November 12, 2014; no Senate vote