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James V. Selna
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Senior status since March 3, 2020.
Confirmed 97 to 0Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush
- Nominated
- January 29, 2003
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- March 12, 2003
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), March 20, 2003
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 97 to 0
- Confirmed
- March 27, 2003
- Commissioned
- March 27, 2003
- Senior status
- Since March 3, 2020
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1945, 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. Army Reserve captain, 1967-1978
- Private practice, California, 1970-1998
- Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Orange, 1998-2003
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