John William Holcomb
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Born 1963.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Feb 13, 2020
- Senate vote
- 83 to 12
- Confirmed
- Sep 15, 2020
- Commissioned
- Sep 18, 2020
Education
- S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984
- M.B.A., Harvard Business School, 1993
- J.D., Harvard Law School, 1993
Career
- U.S. Naval Reserve midshipman, 1980-1984
- U.S. Navy (highest rank: lieutenant), 1984-1989
- Law clerk, Hon. Ronald Barliant, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 1993-1994
- Private practice, Newport Beach, California, 1994-2001
- Private practice, Irvine, California, 2002-2018
- Private practice, Rancho Santa Margarita, California, 2019
- Private practice, Costa Mesa, California, 2019-2020
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, November 21, 2019; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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