M. James Lorenz
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Senior status. Born 1935.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Mar 8, 1999
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Oct 1, 1999
- Commissioned
- Oct 5, 1999
- Senior status
- Oct 25, 2009
Education
- B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1957
- J.D., California Western School of Law, 1965
Career
- Deputy district attorney, San Diego County, California, 1966-1978
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of California, 1978-1981
- first assistant U.S. attorney, 1978-1980
- court-appointed U.S. attorney, 1980-1981
- Private practice, San Diego, California, 1982-1999
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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