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James C. Mahan
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. Senior status since June 29, 2018.
Confirmed 81 to 0Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush
- Nominated
- September 10, 2001
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- December 5, 2001
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), December 13, 2001
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 81 to 0
- Confirmed
- January 25, 2002
- Commissioned
- January 30, 2002
- Senior status
- Since June 29, 2018
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1943, 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
- U.S. Navy, 1966-1969
- U.S. Naval Reserve, 1970-1972
- Private practice, Nevada, 1973-1999
- Judge, Nevada District Court, Eighth Judicial District, 1999-2002
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