Thomas J. Whelan
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Senior status. Born 1940.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jun 4, 1998
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Oct 21, 1998
- Commissioned
- Oct 22, 1998
- Senior status
- Aug 15, 2010
Education
- B.A., San Diego College for Men (now University of San Diego), 1961
- J.D., San Diego School of Law (now University of San Diego School of Law), 1965
Career
- Contracts administrator, planner, and estimator, General Dynamics Corp., 1961-1969
- Deputy district attorney, San Diego, California, 1969-1989
- Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, 1990-1998
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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