Albert Lee Stephens, Jr.
This page is about a former federal judge for California District courts. If you are looking for information on the former federal judge for the Ninth Circuit, please see Albert Lee Stephens, Sr.
Albert Lee Stephens, Jr. was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California and the United States District Court for the Central District of California.[1]
Early life and education
- University of Southern California, A.B., 1936
- University of Southern California Law School, LL.B., 1938
Professional career
- Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1939-1943
- U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant, 1943-1946
- Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1946-1959
- Judge, Superior Court at Los Angeles, California, 1959-1961
Judicial nominations and appointments
Southern District of California
Albert Stephens, Jr. was nominated by John F. Kennedy on August 28, 1961. He was confirmed by the Senate on September 8, 1961, and received his commission on September 18th. Stephens service ended with his reassignment on September 18, 1966.
Central District of California
Stephens was reassigned to the Central District on September 18, 1966. He served as chief judge from 1970-1979, and assumed senior status on June 1, 1979. Stephens service ended with his death on September 6, 2001.
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Central District of California 1966–1979 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: David Kenyon
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Dana Sabraw • Janis Sammartino • Cathy Bencivengo • Cynthia A. Bashant • Ruth Bermudez Montenegro • Andrew Schopler • James Simmons (California) • Todd Robinson (California) • Linda Lopez (California) • Jinsook Ohta • Robert Huie | ||
| Senior judges |
Michael Anello • Roger Benitez • William Hayes • Thomas Whelan • John Houston (California) • Barry Moskowitz • Jeffrey Miller • James Lorenz • Marilyn Huff • Anthony J. Battaglia • Gonzalo Curiel • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Barbara Major • William Gallo • Karen Crawford • Bernard Skomal • Jill L. Burkhardt • Mitchell D. Dembin • Michael Berg (federal magistrate judge) • Allison Goddard • Daniel Butcher (California) • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Erskine Mayo Ross • James Marshall Carter • Ogden Hoffman • James McHall Jones • Isaac Stockton Keith Ogier • Fletcher Mathews Haight • Olin Wellborn • Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe • Oscar Trippet • William James • Irma Gonzalez (federal judge) • Rudi Brewster • Gordon Thompson • Larry Burns • Napoleon Jones • Edward Henning • Paul John McCormick • John Clifford Wallace • George Cosgrave • Harry Aaron Hollzer • Albert Lee Stephens, Sr. • Leon Rene Yankwich • Ralph Jenney • Campbell Beaumont • Albert Lee Stephens, Jr. • William Byrne, Sr. • Charles Carr • Thurmond Clarke • Elisha Crary • Jesse Curtis • William Gray (California) • Peirson Hall • Andrew Hauk • Irving Hill • Reuben Brooks • Leo Papas • Francis Whelan • Earl Gilliam • Lawrence Irving • Judith Keep • Fred Kunzel • William Mathes • Leland Nielsen • James O'Connor (California) • John Rhoades • Edward Schwartz • Ernest Tolin • Jacob Weinberger • Harry Westover • Howard Turrentine • Benjamin Harrison (Federal Judge) • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
James Marshall Carter • Irma Gonzalez (federal judge) • Gordon Thompson • Larry Burns • Marilyn Huff • Paul John McCormick • Leon Rene Yankwich • William Byrne, Sr. • Thurmond Clarke • Peirson Hall • Judith Keep • Fred Kunzel • William Mathes • Edward Schwartz • Howard Turrentine • Benjamin Harrison (Federal Judge) • | ||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Dolly Gee • John Walter (California) • Otis Wright • Percy Anderson • David Carter (California) • Robert Klausner • Stephen V. Wilson • Fernando Olguin • Stanley Blumenfeld • Josephine Staton • Michael Fitzgerald (California) • Michelle Williams Court • Jesus Bernal • Sunshine S. Sykes • Fred W. Slaughter • Serena R. Murillo • André Birotte, Jr. • Sherilyn P. Garnett • Kenly Kiya Kato • Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong • Fernando Aenlle-Rocha • Wesley Hsu • Mark Scarsi • Anne Hwang • John Holcomb (California) • Hernán D. Vera • Mónica Ramírez Almadani • Cynthia Valenzuela | ||
| Senior judges |
James Selna • Dean Pregerson • George Wu • Valerie Baker Fairbank • Dale Fischer • Terry Hatter • William Duffy Keller • Virginia Phillips • Ronald Lew • Consuelo Marshall • Christina Snyder • John A. Kronstadt • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Charles F. Eick • Paul Abrams • Jacqueline Chooljian • Alicia Rosenberg • Sheri Pym • John McDermott (California) • Jean Rosenbluth • Michael Wilner • Douglas McCormick • Alka Sagar • Kenly Kiya Kato • Louise A. LaMothe • Steve Kim (California) • Karen Stevenson • Karen Scott • John Early • Alexander MacKinnon • Rozella Oliver • Gail Standish • Maria Audero • Pedro Castillo • Autumn Spaeth • Margo Rocconi • Patricia Donahue • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Gilbert Jertberg • Carlos Moreno • Kim McLane Wardlaw • Alicemarie Stotler • Cormac Carney • Audrey Collins • Florence-Marie Cooper • Gary Feess • Andrew Guilford • Philip Gutierrez • Robert Kelleher • Stephen Larson • Spencer Letts • Howard Matz • Mariana Pfaelzer • S. James Otero • Manuel Real • George Schiavelli • Robert Takasugi • Harry Pregerson • Pamela Rymer • Richard Paez • Warren Ferguson • Cynthia Holcomb Hall • Ferdinand Francis Fernandez • Leon Rene Yankwich • Albert Lee Stephens, Jr. • Margaret Morrow • Lourdes Baird • Robert Bonner • William Byrne, Jr. • William Byrne, Sr. • Charles Carr • Thurmond Clarke • Elisha Crary • Jesse Curtis • John Davies • Robert Firth • Richard Gadbois • William Gray (California) • Peirson Hall • Andrew Hauk • Irving Hill • Harry Hupp • James Ideman • David Kenyon • Malcolm Lucas • Lawrence Lydick • Linda McLaughlin • Edward Rafeedie • William Rea • Gary L. Taylor • Dickran Tevrizian • Laughlin Waters • Francis Whelan • David Williams (California federal judge) • Jacqueline Nguyen • Beverly Reid O'Connell • Atsushi Wallace Tashima • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Alicemarie Stotler • Cormac Carney • Philip Gutierrez • Terry Hatter • Virginia Phillips • George King (California) • Consuelo Marshall • Manuel Real • Albert Lee Stephens, Jr. • William Byrne, Jr. • Thurmond Clarke • Andrew Hauk • Irving Hill • | ||
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| 1961 |
Ainsworth • Augelli • Austin • Battisti • Becker • Beeks • Bell • Blumenfeld • Bohanon • Brown • Browning • Bryan Sr. • Clarie • Cox • Craven • Croake • Davis • Dillin • Dooling • Doyle • Dumbauld • Duniway • Dyer • Freedman • Ganey • Garza • Gibson • Gray • Hill • Kaufman • Kiley • Larkins • Larson • Lord • Luongo • MacBride • Machrowicz • Martin • McCree • McRae • Michie • Morgan • Northrop • Parsons • Peck II • Pence • Plummer • Putnam • Ridge • Sheridan • Smith • Stephens, Jr. • Swygert • West • Will • Wilson • Young • Zirpoli | ||
| 1962 |
Allgood • Barrow • Beamer • Bell • Body • Bonsal • Brewster • Brown • Butzner • Carr • Cohen • Coolahan • Cooper • Crary • Curtis • Daugherty • Oscar Davis • Elliott • Ellis • Eschbach • Feinberg • Foley • Fox • Gewin • Goldberg • Gray • Green • Hanson • Hays • Hughes • Jones • McLean • McManus • Meredith • Neese • Noel • Oliver • Preyer • Regan • Rosenberg • Rosling • Roth • Seth • Shaw • Smith • Spears • Templar • Tyler • Weigel • White • Winter • Wright • Wyatt | ||
| 1963 |
Almond • Cannella • Craig • Decker • Edwards • Fulton • Marovitz • McGowan • Mehaffy • Moynahan • Nealon • Payne • Phillips • Tenney • Thompson • Thornberry | ||
