David Levi
| David Levi | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Eastern District of California | |
| Title: | Former Federal Judge |
| Position: | Seat #5 |
| Service: | |
| Active: | 10/1/1990 - 6/30/2007 |
| Chief: | 2003 - 2007 |
| Preceded by: | Edward Price |
| Succeeded by: | John Mendez |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1951 |
| Home State: | Chicago, IL |
| Bachelors: | Harvard U., A.B., 1972 |
| Law School: | Stanford Law School, J.D., 1980 |
| Grad. School: | Harvard U., M.A., 1973 |
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David F. Levi (1951-present) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.
Levi was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on August 3, 1990, to a seat vacated by Edward Price; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 28, 1990, and received commission on October 1, 1990. From 2003-2007, he served as the chief judge. He served the Eastern District of California until his resignation on June 30, 2007. Levi was succeeded in this position by John Mendez.
Early life and education
- Harvard University, A.B., 1972
- Harvard University, M.A., 1973
- Stanford Law School, J.D., 1980
Professional career
- Law clerk, Hon. Ben C. Duniway, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1980-1981
- Law clerk, Justice Lewis F. Powell, Supreme Court of the United States, 1981-1982
- Assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of California, 1983-1986
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, 1986-1990
- Dean, Duke University School of Law, 2007-present
Judicial career
Eastern District of California
Levi was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on August 3, 1990, to a seat vacated by Edward Price;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on September 28, 1990, and received commission on October 1, 1990. From 2003-2007, he served as the chief judge. He served the Eastern District of California until his resignation on June 30, 2007. Levi was succeeded in this position by John Mendez.
External links
References
- ↑ Levi's Biography at the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Edward Price |
Eastern District of California 1990–2007 Seat #5 |
Succeeded by: John Mendez |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Morrison England • Lawrence O'Neill • John Mendez • Kimberly Mueller • Troy L. Nunley | ||
| Senior judges |
Garland Burrell • Lawrence Karlton • William Shubb • Anthony Ishii • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Edmund Brennan • Greg Hollows • Dale A. Drozd • John Moulds • Craig Kellison • Gary Austin • Sandra Snyder • Stanley A. Boone • Allison Claire • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Edward Garcia • Myron Crocker • Robert Coyle • Frank Damrell • Oliver Wanger • Sherrill Halbert • David Levi • Thomas MacBride • Edward Price • Raul Ramirez • Milton Schwartz • Philip Wilkins • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Garland Burrell • Lawrence Karlton • William Shubb • Anthony Ishii • Myron Crocker • Robert Coyle • David Levi • Thomas MacBride • Philip Wilkins • | ||
