Frank C. Damrell Jr.

Frank C. Damrell Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
In office December 31, 2008 – December 1, 2011
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
In office November 12, 1997 – December 31, 2008
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Edward J. Garcia
Succeeded by	Kimberly J. Mueller
Personal details
Born	July 6, 1938 Modesto, California, U.S.
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley (B.A.) Yale Law School (LL.B.)

Frank C. Damrell Jr. (born July 6, 1938) is a former United States federal judge in the Eastern District of California. He is also a Trustee of the University of California at Merced.^[1]

Early life and education

Born in Modesto, California, Damrell received a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1961 and an LL.B. from Yale Law School in 1964.

Career

Damrell was a deputy in the Office of the State Attorney General of California from 1964 to 1966. He was a Deputy district attorney of Office of the District Attorney, California from 1966 to 1968. He was in private practice in Modesto, California from 1968 to 1997.

Judicial service

Damrell is a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Damrell was nominated by President Bill Clinton on July 24, 1997, to a seat vacated by Edward J. Garcia. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 9, 1997, and received his commission on November 12, 1997. When he was appointed to the court, his connections to the Gallo family generated controversy. ^[2] He assumed senior status on December 31, 2008. He retired on December 1, 2011.

References

1. Marie T. Finn; Gina L. Pratton; Samantha Morgan (2009). Diana R. Irvine; Mary Lee Bliss, eds. The American Bench. Forster-Long. p. 283. ISBN 978-0931398636.
2. http://articles.latimes.com/1997-04-20/news/mn-50691_1_gallo-family

Further reading

• Frank C. Damrell Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.