Gordon Thompson
Gordon Thompson, Jr. was a federal judge in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. He joined the court in 1970 after being nominated by President Richard Nixon. He served on senior status until he passed away on July 5, 2015.[1][2]
Education
Thompson graduated from the University of Southern California with his bachelor's degree in 1951 and graduated from the Southwestern University School of Law with his law degree in 1956.[2]
Professional career
Thompson started his legal career as a Deputy district attorney for San Diego County from 1957 to 1960 before becoming a private practice attorney licensed in the State of California from 1960 to 1970.[2]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Southern District of California
Thompson was nominated by President Richard Nixon on October 7, 1970, to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, which was created by 84 Stat. 294, approved by Congress. Thompson was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 13, 1970, on a senate vote and received commission on October 16, 1970. Thompson served as chief judge of the court from 1984 to 1991 before assuming senior status on December 28, 1994.[2] Thompson passed away on July 5, 2015.[3]
See also
- United States District Court for the Southern District of California
- United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
External links
- United States District Court for the Southern District of California
- Judge Thompson's Biography at the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ The San Diego Union-Trubune, "Long-serving federal judge leaves legacy," July 8, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Judge Thompson's Biography at the Federal Judicial Center
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Southern District of California 1970–1994 |
Succeeded by: Jeffrey Miller
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| 1969 |
Adams • Barlow • Battin • Brooks • Burger • Carswell • Clark • Garth • Gibbons • Goodwin • Hannum • Herman • Ingraham • Kilkenny • Lane • Levin • MacKinnon • McFadden • Middlebrooks • Parker • Robb • Trask • Widener • Wilkins • Williams • Wright | ||
| 1970 |
Becker • Blackmun • Bogue • Bratcher • Bue • Conti • Cox • Ditter • Dupree • Eisele • Engel • Fay • Feikens • Fisher • Frey • Gorbey • Hill • Huyett • Kelleher • Kennedy • Kent • King • Kitchen • Knapp • Knox • Krupansky • McCune • McGarr • McWilliams • Mechem • J. Miller • W. Miller • Morton • Moye • Muir • O'Kelley • Oakes • Pell • Pointer • Pratt • Roney • Rosenn • Ross • Schnacke • Scott • Stapleton • Steger • Stevens • Teitelbaum • Thompson • Tjoflat • Toledo • Turrentine • Urbom • VanArtsdalen • Walinski • Wallace • Wangelin • Webster • Weis • Wellford • Wilkey • Winner • Wood | ||
| 1971 |
Alaimo • Allen • A. Anderson • J. Anderson • Barrett • Bauer • Bauman • Benson • Blair • Blatt • Boe • Brieant • Broderick • Bryan Jr. • Byrne • Campbell • Chapman • Choy • Contie • Costantino • DeMascio • Denney • Dier • Doyle • Field • Finesilver • Flannery • Freeman • Gagliardi • Goodwin • Gordon • Green • Gurfein • Hall • Hand • Hodges • Holden • Hunter • Kunzig • Lacey • Lucas • Lydick • Mansfield • McGovern • McLaren • McMillen • Mulligan • Murray • Neaher • Newcomer • Newman • Nielsen • O'Connor • Oakes • Pierce • Powell • Rehnquist • Renfrew • Richey • Rosen • Rubin • Russell • Scalera • Sharp • Sprecher • Stephenson • Stuart • Timbers • Tone • Sickle • Varner • R. West • Williams • Young | ||
| 1972 |
Bechtle • Bennett • Burns • Campbell • Carter • Coffrin • Duffy • Enright • Foreman • Freedman • Griesa • Hermansdorfer • Joiner • Kashiwa • King • Knapp • Lively • Mahon • Markey • Neill • Owens • Pesquera • Roettger • Skopil, Jr. • Stewart • Tauro • Turk • Wallace • H. Ward • R. Ward • Widener | ||
| 1973 |
Biunno • Conner • Engel • Fogel • Garth • Gee • Guin • Hancock • Harvey • Marshall • Miller • Nangle • Owen • Reed • Schatz • Sharp • Skinner • Sneed • Snyder • Stern • Webster • Weis • Wood | ||
| 1974 |
Alsop • Duncan • Firth • Gurfein • Hill • Matsch • McGlynn • Meanor • Miles • Morris • Orrick • Platt • Porter • Schwartz • Stagg • Tone • Voorhees • Warren • Warriner • Werker | ||
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
