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Elisha Crary
Elisha Avery Crary (1905-1978) 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.
Crary was nominated to the Southern District of California by President John F. Kennedy on July 31, 1962, to a seat vacated by Ernest Tolin; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 25, 1962, and received his commission on August 28, 1962. He served the Southern District of California until he was assigned to the Central District of California on September 18, 1966. He assumed senior status on June 24, 1975. He served the Central District of California until his death on April 28, 1978. Crary was succeeded in this position by Robert Takasugi.
Early life and education
- University of Southern California, B.A., 1929
- University of Southern California Law School, J.D., 1929
Professional career
- Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1930-1941
- U.S. Army Reserve, 1931-1957
- U.S. Army, 1941-1946
- Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1946-1961
- Judge, Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California, 1961-1962
Judicial nominations and appointments
Central District of California
Crary was nominated to the Southern District of California by President John F. Kennedy on July 31, 1962, to a seat vacated by Ernest Tolin;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on August 25, 1962, and received his commission on August 28, 1962. He served the Southern District of California until he was assigned to the Central District of California on September 18, 1966. He assumed senior status on June 24, 1975. He served the Central District of California until his death on April 28, 1978. Crary was succeeded in this position by Robert Takasugi.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Central District of California 1966–1975 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: Robert Takasugi |
| Preceded by: Ernest Tolin |
Southern District of California 1962–1966 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: '
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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 • 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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| 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 | ||
