Alexander MacKinnon

Alexander F. MacKinnon

Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Central District of California

Tenure

Present officeholder

Education

Bachelor's

University of Michigan,E., 1977

Law

University of Michigan Law School, 1981

Contact

Official website

Alexander F. MacKinnon is a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Central District of California. He was appointed to the court on July 20, 2015, and his current term expired on July 19, 2023.

Education

MacKinnon received his B.S.E. from the University of Michigan in 1977 and his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1981.

Career

• 2015-present: Federal magistrate judge, United States District Court for the Central District of California
• 1982-2015: Associate/partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
• 1981-1982: Law clerk, Hon. Albert Engel, United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit

See also

• United States District Court for the Central District of California
• United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

External links

• List of magistrate judges for the Ninth Circuit

Footnotes

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California courts

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Federal courts:

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California

State courts:

California Supreme Court • California Courts of Appeal • California Superior Courts

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Courts in California • California judicial elections • Judicial selection in California