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John A. Houston
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Senior status since February 6, 2018.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush
- Nominated
- May 1, 2003
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- September 3, 2003
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), September 25, 2003
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- October 2, 2003
- Commissioned
- October 7, 2003
- Senior status
- Since February 6, 2018
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1952, 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, 1974-1978, 1981-
- U.S. Army, JAG Corps, 1978-1981
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of California, 1981-1998; chief, Asset Forfeiture Unit, 1987-1994; senior counsel for asset forfeiture, 1994-1996; senior financial litigation counsel, 1996-1998
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