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M. James Lorenz
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Senior status since October 25, 2009.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton
- Nominated
- March 8, 1999
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- July 29, 1999
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), July 29, 1999
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- October 1, 1999
- Commissioned
- October 5, 1999
- Senior status
- Since October 25, 2009
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1935, 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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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- 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
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