Lourdes Baird
Lourdes Gillespie Baird (1935-present) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Baird was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on April 2, 1992, to a new seat created by 104 Stat. 5089; she was confirmed by the Senate on August 11, 1992, and received commission the next day. She assumed senior status on May 12, 2004. She served the Central District of California until her retirement on April 15, 2005. Baird was succeeded in this position by George Schiavelli.
Early life and education
- Los Angeles City College, A.A., 1971
- University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., 1973
- University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, J.D., 1976
Professional career
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 1977-1983
- Private practice, Los Angeles, California., 1983-1986
- Judge, East Los Angeles Municipal Court, California, 1986-1987
- Judge, Los Angeles Municipal Court, California, 1987-1988
- Judge, Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California, 1988-1990
- U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, 1990-1992
Judicial career
Central District of California
Baird was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on April 2, 1992, to a new seat created by 104 Stat. 5089;[1] she was confirmed by the Senate on August 11, 1992, and received commission the next day. She assumed senior status on May 12, 2004. She served the Central District of California until her retirement on April 15, 2005. Baird was succeeded in this position by George Schiavelli.
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 1992–2004 Seat #23 |
Succeeded by: George Schiavelli
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| 1989 |
Barksdale • Bonner • Buckwalter • Cyr • Fernandez • Garbis • Harmon • Lee • Lindberg • Lodge • Nelson • Nottingham • Plager • Rosen • Rymer • Smith • Spatt • Thomas • VanBebber • J. Walker • V. Walker • Wiener • Wright | ||
| 1990 |
Alito • Amon • Birch • Boudin • Cleland • Clevenger • Dubina • Hamilton • Henderson • Hood • Hornby • Jones • Kent • Levi • Loken • Lourie • Martin • McBryde • McClure • McKenna • McLaughlin • McNamee • Moreno • Mullen • Nelson • Nickerson • Niemeyer • Norton • Parker • Pickering • Rader • Rainey • Randolph • Shanstrom • Shedd • Shubb • Singleton • Skretny • Souter • Sparr • Stahl • Stamp • Suhrheinrich • Taylor • Vollmer • Ware • Wilson | ||
| 1991 |
Albritton • Andersen • Armstrong • Arnold • Bartle • Bassler • Batchelder • Beckwith • Belot • Benson • Blackburn • Bramlette • Brody • Brody • Burrell • Carnes • Caulfield • Cauthron • Clement • Collier • Conway • Cooper • Dalzell • DeMent • DeMoss • Doherty • Echols • Edmunds • Faber • Freeh • Gaitan • Garza • Graham • Haik • Hamilton • Hansen • Hendren • Herlong • Highsmith • Hogan • Huff • Hurley • Irenas • Johnson • Joyner • Kelly • Kleinfeld • Legg • Leonard • Lewis • Longstaff • Lungstrum • Luttig • Matia • McCalla • McDade • McKeague • McKelvie • Means • Merryday • Moore • Morgan • Nielsen • Nimmons • Osteen Sr. • Padova • Payne • Reinhard • Robinson • Robreno • Roll • Roth • Schlesinger • Scullin • Siler • Solis • Sotomayor • Sparks • Stohr • Thomas • Traxler • Trimble • Ungaro • Van Sickle • Wanger • Werlein • Whyte • Yohn | ||
| 1992 |
Baird • Barbadoro • Black • Boudin • Carnes • Covello • DiClerico • Gilbert • Gonzalez • Gorton • Hansen • Heyburn • Jackson • Jacobs • Keeley • Kendall • Kopf • Kyle • Lewis • McAuliffe • McLaughlin • Melloy • Preska • Quist • Randa • Rosenthal • Rovner • Schall • Sedwick • Simandle • Stahl • Vratil • Williams | ||
