Bernard Skomal

Bernard Skomal

Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Southern District of California

Tenure

2010 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

15

Elections and appointments

Appointed

2010

Education

Bachelor's

College of the Holy Cross

Law

Suffolk University Law, 1984

Bernard Skomal is a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. He was sworn in to this position on April 28, 2010.

Early life and education

Judge Skomal earned his J.D. from Suffolk University Law School in 1984.

Professional career

Judge Skomal was in private practice between 1989 and 1997. That year, he became an Assistant Public Defender for Mendocino County, California until 1998.

See also

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

External links

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• List of judges of the Southern District of California

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