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Calabretta, Daniel Joe Powell
Born 1978 in Union City, TN
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on January 3, 2023, to a seat vacated by John A. Mendez. Confirmed by the Senate on February 16, 2023, and received commission on February 21, 2023.
Education:
Princeton University, A.B., 2000
University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 2003
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on January 3, 2023, to a seat vacated by John A. Mendez. Confirmed by the Senate on February 16, 2023, and received commission on February 21, 2023.
Education:
Princeton University, A.B., 2000
University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 2003
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. William A. Fletcher, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2003-2004
Law clerk, Hon. John Paul Stevens, Supreme Court of the United States, 2004-2005
Private practice, San Francisco, California, 2005-2008
Deputy attorney general, State of California, 2008-2013
Deputy legal affairs secretary, Gov. Edmund G. Brown, California, 2013-2019
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, 2019-2023; presiding judge, Juvenile Court, 2022-2023
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, August 1, 2022; no Senate vote