Thomas Whelan
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Thomas Whelan is a federal judge in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. He joined the court in 1998 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. Whelan assumed senior status on August 15, 2010.[1]
Education
Whelan graduated from the University of San Diego with his bachelor's degree in 1961 and his J.D. degree in 1965.[1]
Professional career
Whelhan began his legal career as a contracts administrator, planner, and estimator for General Dynamics Corp., from 1961 to 1969 before becoming deputy district attorney for San Diego County from 1969 to 1989. Whelan was a judge on the San Diego County Superior Court from 1990 to 1998.[1]
Judicial career
Southern District of California
On the recommendations of U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, Whelan was nominated by Bill Clinton on June 4, 1998, to a seat vacated by Judge John Rhoades. Whelhan was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 21, 1998, on a majority voice vote and received commission on October 22, 1998.[2]
Noteworthy cases
California Proposition 12 (2018)
- See also: National Pork Producers Council v. Ross
On December 5, 2019, the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) filed a legal complaint requesting the U.S. District Court for Southern California to invalidate Proposition 12 on the grounds that the citizen-initiated measure violated the Interstate Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8) of the U.S. Constitution.[3] On April 27, 2020, Judge Thomas Whelan dismissed the case. He said that Proposition 12 was not directed at interstate commerce and did not call for uniform practices throughout the U.S. Judge Whelan wrote, "Thus, Proposition 12 does not regulate extraterritorially because it does not target solely interstate commerce and it regulates in-state and out-of-state conduct equally. Although there are upstream effects on out-of-state producers, those effects are a result of regulating in-state conduct." Judge Whelan also rejected the argument that Proposition 12 would be a substantial burden on pork producers, stating, "[a]lthough Proposition 12’s regulations may burden pork producers and result in a less efficient mode of operation, there is no burden on interstate commerce merely because it is less profitable than a preferred method of operation."[4]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge Whelhan's Biography at the Federal Judicial Center
- ↑ THOMAS, Nomination of Thomas Whelhan, February 17, 2009
- ↑ United States District Court for the Southern District of California, "National Pork Producers Council v. Ross," December 5, 2019
- ↑ U.S. District Court for Southern California, "National Pork Producers Council v. Ross," April 27, 2020
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| Preceded by: John Rhoades |
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Succeeded by: Gonzalo P. Curiel
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