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M. James Lorenz
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
Incumbent
Assumed office October 25, 2009
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
In office October 5, 1999 – October 25, 2009
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Rudi M. Brewster
Succeeded by	Anthony J. Battaglia
United States Attorney for the Southern District of California
In office 1980–1981
President	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Michael J. Walsh
Succeeded by	William H. Kennedy
Personal details
Born	Myron James Lorenz (1935-10-13) October 13, 1935 (age 89) Pasadena, California
Education	University of California at Berkeley (BA) California Western School of Law (JD)
Military service
Branch/service	United States Marine Corps United States Marine Corps Reserve
Years of service	1957-1960

Myron James Lorenz (born October 13, 1935) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

Early life and education

Born in Pasadena, California, Lorenz received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1957 and a Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law in 1965, where he was a member of the Campbell E. Beaumont chapter of Phi Alpha Delta.

Career and military service

Lorenz was a Deputy district attorney of San Diego County District Attorney's Office, from 1966 to 1978. He was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of California from 1978 to 1981. He was First Assistant United States Attorney from 1978 to 1980. He was a Court appointed United States Attorney from 1980 to 1981. He was in private practice in San Diego from 1982 to 1999. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1957 to 1960 and in the United States Marine Corps Reserve.

Federal judicial service

Lorenz is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Lorenz was nominated by President Bill Clinton on March 8, 1999, to a seat vacated by Rudi M. Brewster. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 1, 1999, and received commission on October 5, 1999. He assumed senior status on October 25, 2009.

References

1. Confirmation hearings on federal appointments : hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, first session, on confirmation of appointees to the federal judiciary. (2000)
2. Press, Bernan (March 2001). Biographical Directory of the Federal Judiciary, 1789-2000. Bernan Press. ISBN 9780890592588.
3. Directory of Federal Court Guidelines, Issue 1 (1996)
4. Lineal List of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the Marine Corps Reserve (1964)

External links

• M. James Lorenz at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• List of former U.S. Attorneys (as of 1994) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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