Francis Whelan
| Francis Whelan | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Central District of California | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #13 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Lyndon Johnson |
| Active: | 9/18/1966 - 1/7/1978 |
| Senior: | 1/7/1978 - 8/22/1991 |
| Preceded by: | 80 Stat. 75 |
| Succeeded by: | Mariana Pfaelzer |
| Past post: | Southern District of California |
| Past term: | 1964 - 1966 |
| Past position: | Seat #5 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1907 |
| Deceased: | 1991 |
| Bachelors: | San Diego State University (1928) |
| Law School: | University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law (1932) |
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Francis C. Whelan (1907-1991) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California and the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Whelan was nominated to the Southern District of California by President Lyndon Johnson on August 17, 1964, to a seat vacated by Leon Rene Yankwich; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 15, 1964, and received commission that same day. He served the Southern District of California until he was assigned to the Central District of California on September 18, 1966. He assumed senior status on July 6, 1986. He served the Central District of California until his death on August 22, 1991. Whelan was succeeded in this position by Mariana Pfaelzer.
Early life and education
- San Diego State University, B.A., 1928
- University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, LL.B & J.D., 1932
Professional career
- Private practice, San Diego, California, 1932-1935
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of California, 1935-1939
- Special assistant to U.S. attorney general, U.S. Dept. of Justice, 1939-1948
- Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1948-1961
- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1961-1964
Judicial career
Southern District of California
Whelan was nominated to the Southern District of California by President Lyndon Johnson on August 17, 1964, to a seat vacated by Leon Rene Yankwich;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on September 15, 1964, and received commission that same day. He served the Southern District of California until he was assigned to the Central District of California on September 18, 1966.
Central District of California
Whelan served the Southern District of California until he was assigned to the Central District of California on September 18, 1966. He assumed senior status on July 6, 1986. He served the Central District of California until his death on August 22, 1991. Whelan was succeeded in this position by Mariana Pfaelzer.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
References
- ↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Central District of California 1966–1978 Seat #13 |
Succeeded by: Mariana Pfaelzer |
| Preceded by: Leon Rene Yankwich |
Southern District of California 1964–1966 Seat #5 |
Succeeded by: ' |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: George King • James Selna • Dean Pregerson • John Walter • Otis Wright • George Wu • Percy Anderson • Cormac Carney • David Carter • Audrey Collins • Gary Feess • Dale Fischer • Andrew Guilford • Philip Gutierrez • Virginia Phillips • Robert Klausner • James Otero • Manuel Real • Christina Snyder • Stephen Wilson • Margaret Morrow • Fernando Olguin • Dolly Gee • Beverly Reid O'Connell • John A. Kronstadt • Josephine S. Tucker • Michael Fitzgerald • Jesus Bernal | ||
| Senior judges |
Alicemarie Stotler • Valerie Baker Fairbank • Terry Hatter • Bill Keller • Spencer Letts • Ronald Lew • Consuelo Marshall • Mariana Pfaelzer • Robert Timlin • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Charles F. Eick • Stephen Hillman • Paul Abrams • Robert Block • Jacqueline Chooljian • Rita Federman • Victor Kenton • Fred Mumm • Margaret Nagle • Arthur Nakazato • Oswald Parada • Alicia Rosenberg • Suzanne Segal • Patrick Walsh • Andrew Wistrich • Carla Woehrle • Ralph Zarefsky • Vijay Chand Gandhi • Sheri Pym • David Bristow • John McDermott • Jean Rosebluth • Michael Wilner • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Gilbert Jertberg • Carlos Moreno • Kim McLane Wardlaw • Florence-Marie Cooper • Robert Kelleher • Stephen Larson • Howard Matz • George Schiavelli • Robert Takasugi • Harry Pregerson • Pamela Rymer • Richard Paez • Warren Ferguson • Cynthia Holcomb Hall • Ferdinand Francis Fernandez • Leon Rene Yankwich • Albert Lee Stephens, Jr. • Lourdes Baird • Robert Bonner • William Byrne, Jr. • William Byrne, Sr. • Charles Carr • Thurmond Clarke • Elisha Crary • Jesse Curtis • John Davies • Robert Firth • Richard Gadbois • William Gray • Peirson Hall • Andrew Hauk • Irving Hill • Harry Hupp • James Ideman • David Kenyon • Malcolm Lucas • Lawrence Lydick • Linda McLaughlin • Edward Rafeedie • William Rea • Gary Taylor • Dickran Tevrizian • Laughlin Waters • Francis Whelan • David Williams • Jacqueline Nguyen • Atsushi Wallace Tashima • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Alicemarie Stotler • Terry Hatter • Consuelo Marshall • Manuel Real • Albert Lee Stephens, Jr. • William Byrne, Jr. • Thurmond Clarke • Andrew Hauk • Irving Hill • | ||
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| 1964 |
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano | ||
| 1965 |
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young | ||
| 1966 |
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise | ||
| 1967 |
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams | ||
| 1968 |
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward | ||
- Central District of California, Seat 13
- Southern District of California, Seat 5
- Former federal judge, Southern District of California
- Former federal judge, Central District of California
- Former federal judge
- Appointed by Lyndon Johnson
- Confirmed 1964
- Confirmed 1966
- San Diego State U. Alumni
- U. of California, Berkeley Law Alumni
