John P. Farrell (Los Angeles Superior Court judge, California)
This article is about John Farrell, the Los Angeles Superior Court judge in California. For people with a similar name, see John Farrell.
John P. Farrell was an assigned judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court in California.[1] He was appointed by Governor George Deukmejian in 1987, and he retired on July 7, 2009.[2] After his retirement, he participated in the Assigned Judges Program, which assigns retired judges temporary jurisdiction in the event of vacancies or high case loads in the courts.[3]
Education
- 1966: J.D., Yale University
- 1965: Master's degree in political science, University of California Los Angeles
- 1962: Undergraduate degree, Loyola University[2]
Career
Prior to his judicial appointment in 1987, Farrell spent six years in private practice with the law firm of Coleman & Farrell. He had previously worked 10 years as deputy county counsel and 3 years as an attorney with the Peace Corps and U.S. Department of the Interior in Micronesia.[2]
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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
State resources:
Courts in California • California judicial elections • Judicial selection in California
