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Ferdinand Francis Fernandez
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Senior status since June 1, 2002.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush
- Nominated
- February 28, 1989
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- May 2, 1989
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), May 18, 1989
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- May 18, 1989
- Commissioned
- May 22, 1989
- Senior status
- Since June 1, 2002
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1937, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Earlier federal judicial service
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Appointed by Ronald Reagan; commissioned ; confirmed by voice vote. Service ended May 24, 1989: Appointment to Another Judicial Position.
Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Law clerk, Hon. William M. Byrne, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1963-1964
- Private practice, Pomona, California, 1964-1980
- Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, 1980-1985
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