The United States District Court for the Southern District of California is a federal court in the Ninth Circuit.
Carol Chien-Hua Lam is a former United States Attorney for the Southern District of California. Lam was sworn into office on an interim basis on September 4,2002. On November 12,2002,Lam was further sworn in as a Senate confirmed presidential appointee. She oversaw the Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham military contracting corruption case. Lam was one of eight attorneys fired in the Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy.
Creighton University School of Law,located in Omaha,Nebraska,United States,is part of the Jesuit Creighton University.
Irma Elsa Gonzalez is a retired United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California,who was the first Mexican-American female federal judge. She is married to former federal prosecutor and trial attorney Robert S. Brewer Jr. who served as the U.S. attorney for Southern California from 2019 to 2021.
Karin Johanna Immergut is an American lawyer serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.
Maxine Mackler Chesney is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Dana Makoto Sabraw is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. He was nominated by President George W. Bush in 2003.
Janis Lynn Sammartino is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
Thomas John Whelan is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
Lucy Haeran Koh is an American lawyer serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Koh previously served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California from 2010 to 2021. She also served as a California state court judge of the Santa Clara County Superior Court from 2008 to 2010. She is the first Korean American woman to serve on a federal appellate court in the United States.
Anne Magee Tompkins is an American lawyer who served as the United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.
Robert Lee Pitman is an American attorney and jurist who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas and former United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas. He was previously a United States Magistrate Judge of the same court.
Gonzalo Paul Curiel is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
William Horsley Orrick III is an American lawyer who serves as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. He had a long career as a lawyer in private practice in San Francisco,and served as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice during the Obama administration.
The Judiciary of California or the Judicial Branch of California is defined under the California Constitution as holding the judicial power of the state of California which is vested in the Supreme Court,the Courts of Appeal and the Superior Courts. The judiciary has a hierarchical structure with the California Supreme Court at the top,California Courts of Appeal as the primary appellate courts,and the California Superior Courts as the primary trial courts.
Cynthia Ann Bashant is a United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of California and former judge of the San Diego County Superior Court.
Holly Aiyisha Thomas is an American attorney serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She previously served as a judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court from 2018 to 2022.
Jinsook Ohta is an American attorney and United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. She previously served as a judge on the San Diego County Superior Court.
Sherilyn Peace Garnett is an American attorney who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. She served as a judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court from 2014 to 2022.
James Edward Simmons Jr. is an American lawyer serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. He served as a judge of the San Diego County Superior Court from 2017 to 2023.
