John A. Houston

John Allen Houston
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
Incumbent
Assumed office October 7, 2003
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	New seat
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
In office 1998–2003
Personal details
Born	1952 (age 63–64) Greensboro, North Carolina
Alma mater	North Carolina A & T State University University of Miami

John Allen Houston (born 1952) is a United States district judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

Early life and education

Houston was born in Greensboro, North Carolina. He received a B.S. from North Carolina A & T State University in 1974. In 1977 received a J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law.

Career

Houston served in the United States Army Judge Advocate General Corps from 1978 to 1981. Judge Houston later served in the Army Reserve from 1981 to 2003. In 1981 he became an assistant U.S. Attorney of the U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of California, until 1987. He was a Chief Asset Forfeiture Unit, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of California from 1987 to 1994. From 1994-1996, Judge Houston was a Senior Counsel for Asset Forfeiture for the U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of California, from 1994 to 1996. Then, from 1996–1998, he became a Senior Financial Litigation Counsel for the U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of California.

Judicial service

From 1998-2003, Houston served as a Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court, Southern District of California in San Diego. Judge Houston is currently a District Judge of the same district. He received the nomination by President George W. Bush on May 1, 2003. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 2, 2003, and received his commission on October 7, 2003.

Sources

• John A. Houston at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.