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Janis Lynn Sammartino

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Born 1950.

Federal judicial service

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Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

Appointed by
George W. Bush (Republican)
Nominated
Mar 19, 2007
Senate vote
90 to 0
Confirmed
Sep 10, 2007
Commissioned
Sep 21, 2007

Education

  • A.B., Occidental College, 1972
  • J.D., Notre Dame Law School, 1975

Career

  • Law clerk, Hon. Douglas Seely, St. Joseph County [Indiana] Superior Court, 1975-1976
  • Deputy city attorney, San Diego, California, 1976-1994
  • Judge, San Diego [California] Municipal Court, 1994-1995
  • Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, 1995-2007

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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