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Harry Pregerson
Harry Pregerson was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. He joined the court in 1979 after being nominated by President Jimmy Carter. He elected to take senior status beginning on December 11, 2015, and served as a senior federal judge until his death on November 25, 2017.
Early life and education
Born in Los Angeles, California, Pregerson graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, with a bachelor's degree in 1947, and from the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law with an LL.B. in 1950.[1]
Military career
Pregerson was a first lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1944 to 1946.[1]
Professional career
- 2015-2017: Senior judge
- 1979-2015: Judge
- 1967-1979: Judge, United States District Court for the Central District of California
- 1966-1967: Judge, Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California
- 1965-1966: Judge, Los Angeles Municipal Court
- 1953-1965: Private practice, Van Nuys, Calif.
- 1951-1953: Private practice, Los Angeles, Calif.[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Pregerson was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit by President Jimmy Carter (D) on August 28, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629. Pregerson was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 31, 1979, and he received his commission on November 2, 1979. Pregerson elected to take senior status beginning on December 11, 2015, and he served as a senior federal judge until his death on November 25, 2017.[1][2]
Central District of California
Pregerson was nominated to the United States District Court for the Central District of California by President Lyndon B. Johnson (D) on November 29, 1967, to a new seat created by 80 Stat. 75. Pregerson was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 7, 1967, and he received his commission on December 7, 1967. Pregerson resigned from the district court on November 6, 1979, upon his elevation to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He was succeeded in this position by Judge Cynthia Holcomb Hall.[1]
See also
- United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
- United States District Court for the Central District of California
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat 80 Stat. 75 |
Central District of California 1967–1979 Seat #10 |
Succeeded by: Cynthia Holcomb Hall |
| Preceded by: NA-New Seat 92 Stat. 1629 |
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals 1979-2015 |
Succeeded by: Daniel Collins
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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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| 1977 |
Ballantine • Bownes • Boyle • Bua • Carr • Clark • Cowan • Daly • Filippine • Higginbotham • Hoeveler • Hug • Johnstone • Kane • Keith • Leval • Logan • MacLaughlin • McKay • Melton • Merritt • Murphy • Nickerson • Oberdorfer • Roszkowski • Roy • Rubin • Sifton • Tang • Vance • Veron | ||
| 1978 |
Arnold • Baker • Boyle • Burns • Campos • Claiborne • Collins • Cook • Devine • Diamond • Duplantier • Edenfield • Friedman • Gonzalez • Greene • Jenkins • Lowe • Mazzone • McMillian • O'Brien • Pfaelzer • Phillips • Pollak • Sand • Shapiro • Simmons • Smith • Sweet • Tanner • Wiseman • Ziegler | ||
| 1979 |
Ackerman • Alarcon • Anderson • Arceneaux • Arnold • Aspen • Beatty • Beer • Belew • Bertelsman • Bilby • N. Black • S. Black • Bloch • Bowen • Brett • Brooks • Brown • Buchmeyer • Bunton • Burciaga • Cabranes • Carr • Carrigan • Castagna • Cire • Clark • Cohn • Conaboy • Cordova • Crabb • Cudahy • Davis • DeAnda • Debevoise • Edwards • Eginton • Ellison • Enslen • O. Evans • T. Evans • Farris • Ferguson • Fletcher • Frye • Garcia • Garza • B. Gibson • H. Gibson • Gierbolini-Ortiz • Giles • Gilliam • Green • Hall • Hastings • Hatchett • Hatfield • Hatter • Hawkins • Henderson • Higby • Hillman • Houck • Howard • Hudspeth • Hungate • F. Johnson • S. Johnson • N. Jones • S. Jones • Karlton • Kazen • Kearse • Keeton • Kehoe • Kennedy • Kidd • King • Kravitch • Loughlin • Martin • McCurn • McDonald • McNaught • McNichols • Mikva • Mitchell • Moran • Murnaghan • Murphy • D. Nelson • D.W. Nelson • Newblatt • Newman • Overton • Paine • Panner • J. Parker • R. Parker • Penn • Perez-Gimenez • Perry • Politz • Poole • Porter • Pregerson • Price • Rambo • Ramirez • Reavley • Redden • E. Reed • S. Reed • Reinhardt • Renner • Robinson • Rothstein • Sachs • Saffels • Sanders • Sarokin • Schroeder • Schwartz • Seay • Senter • Seymour • Shannon • Shaw • Shoob • Skopil • Sloviter • Sofaer • Spellman • Sprouse • Staker • Tate • Taylor • Thompson • Tidwell • Unthank • Vietor • Vining • Wald • Ward • Weinshienk • West • Wicker • Williams • Winder • Woods • Wright • Zobel | ||
| 1980 |
Aguilar • Aldrich • Anderson • Boochever • Breyer • Britt • Cahill • Canby • Carroll • Cerezo • Clemon • S. Ervin • R. Erwin • Getzendanner • Gilmore • Ginsburg • Haltom • Hardy • Henderson • Hobbs • Holschuh • Horton • Howard • Johnson • Keep • Kelly • Kenyon • Kocoras • Marquez • Marshall • Michael • Nixon • Norris • Patel • Polozola • Propst • Quackenbush • Ramsey • Rice • Shadur • Spiegel • Tashima • Thompson • Vela • White • Williams | ||
| 1981 | |||
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| 1964 |
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano | ||
| 1965 |
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young | ||
| 1966 |
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise | ||
| 1967 |
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams | ||
| 1968 |
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward | ||
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
State resources:
Courts in California • California judicial elections • Judicial selection in California
