Lawrence Joseph O'Neill
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. Senior status. Born 1952.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jan 9, 2007
- Senate vote
- 97 to 0
- Confirmed
- Feb 1, 2007
- Commissioned
- Feb 2, 2007
- Senior status
- Feb 2, 2020
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S District Court for the Eastern District of California, 1999-2007
Education
- B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1973
- M.P.A., Golden Gate University, 1976
- J.D., University of California Hastings College of the Law (now UC College of the Law, San Francisco), 1979
Career
- Police officer, San Leandro, California, 1973-1976
- Law clerk, Hon. Robert F. Kane, California Court of Appeal, First District, 1979
- Private practice, Fresno, California, 1979-1990
- Adjunct professor, San Joaquin College of Law, 1986-1992
- Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Fresno, 1990-1999
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, August 2, 2006; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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