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John McDermott (California)
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John E. McDermott is a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Central District of California.[1] He was appointed to this position on July 2, 2009, and his current term expired on July 1, 2025.[2][3]
Early life and education
McDermott received his B.A. from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1968 and his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1971.[2]
Career
McDermott started his career in 1972 as a staff attorney for the Western Center on Law and Poverty, Inc. He stayed there until 1981, and eventually became the Executive Director. In 1981, he left to become the Co-Managing Partner and Chairman of the litigation department at Memel, Jacobs, Pierno, Gersh & Ellsworth, where he stayed until 1987. After leaving, he became a Senior Litigation Partner at McDermott, Will & Emery until 1990. He then transferred to Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP in 1994, and served as a Senior Litigation Partner there until 1997. Later that year, he left to become a Senior Litigation Partner at Howrey LLP, where he stayed until his judicial appointment in 2009.[2]
See also
- United States District Court for the Central District of California
- United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
External links
Footnotes
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
