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Daniel Joe Powell Calabretta

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. Born 1978.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

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

Appointed by
Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
Nominated
Jan 3, 2023
Senate vote
51 to 45
Confirmed
Feb 16, 2023
Commissioned
Feb 21, 2023

Education

  • A.B., Princeton University, 2000
  • J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 2003

Career

  • Law clerk, Hon. William A. Fletcher, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2003-2004
  • Law clerk, Hon. John Paul Stevens, Supreme Court of the United States, 2004-2005
  • Private practice, San Francisco, California, 2005-2008
  • Deputy attorney general, State of California, 2008-2013
  • Deputy legal affairs secretary, Gov. Edmund G. Brown, California, 2013-2019
  • Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, 2019-2023
  • presiding judge, Juvenile Court, 2022-2023

Other nominations

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, August 1, 2022; no Senate vote

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

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