Louisa Porter

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Louisa S. Porter was a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, appointed on June 19, 1991.^[1] Porter retired from the court on March 31, 2012.^[2]^[3]

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[1] Biography of Judge Porter from the Ninth Circuit

[2] United States Courts, The Third Branch News: Judicial Milestones from 8/7/2012

[3] Announcement of Opening of Magistrate Judge Positions

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