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Fitzgerald, Michael Walter
Born 1959 in Los Angeles, CA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Nominated by Barack Obama on July 20, 2011, to a seat vacated by A. Howard Matz. Confirmed by the Senate on March 15, 2012, and received commission on March 15, 2012.
Education:
Harvard University, A.B., 1981
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, J.D., 1985
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Nominated by Barack Obama on July 20, 2011, to a seat vacated by A. Howard Matz. Confirmed by the Senate on March 15, 2012, and received commission on March 15, 2012.
Education:
Harvard University, A.B., 1981
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, J.D., 1985
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Irving R. Kaufman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1985-1986
Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1986-1987, 1991-2012
Assistant U.S. attorney, Criminal Division, Southern District of California, 1988-1991