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Robert Bonner
Robert C. Bonner (1942-present) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Bonner was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on February 28, 1989, to a seat vacated by Pamela Rymer; he was confirmed by the Senate on May 18, 1989, and received commission on May 24, 1989. He served the Central District of California until his resignation on August 12, 1990. Bonner was succeeded in this position by Audrey Collins.
Early life and education
- University of Maryland, B.A., 1963
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1966
Professional career
- Law clerk, Hon. Albert Stephens, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, 1966-1967
- U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant, JAG Corps, 1967-1971
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 1971-1975
- Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1975-1984
- U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, 1984-1989
- Director, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, 1990-1993
- Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1993-
Judicial career
Central District of California
Bonner was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on February 28, 1989, to a seat vacated by Pamela Rymer;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on May 18, 1989, and received commission on May 24, 1989. He served the Central District of California until his resignation on August 12, 1990. Bonner was succeeded in this position by Audrey Collins.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Pamela Rymer |
Central District of California 1989–1990 Seat #11 |
Succeeded by: Audrey Collins
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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 | ||
