Phil Pro
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| Phil Pro | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the District of Nevada | |
| Title: | Senior Judge |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Ronald Reagan |
| Active: | 7/23/1987 - 12/31/2011 |
| Chief: | 2002 - 2007 |
| Senior: | 12/31/2011 - Current |
| Preceded by: | Harry Claiborne |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1946 |
| Home State: | Richmond, CA |
| Bachelors: | San Francisco State U., B.A., 1968 |
| Law School: | Golden Gate U. School of Law, J.D., 1972 |
| Military service: | U.S. Navy, 1964 - 1968 Reserve |
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Philip Martin Pro (b. 1946) is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. He joined the court in 1987 after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan. He assumed senior status on December 31, 2011.[1]
Early life and education
A California native, Pro graduated from Contra Costa Community College with his Associate's Degree in 1966 and his Bachelor's Degree from San Francisco State University in 1968. He received his J.D. from the Golden Gate University School of Law in 1972. Pro also served in the US Navy Reserve from 1964 to 1968. [1]
Professional career
Pro began his law career as a law clerk for former district judge William Compton in the Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court from 1972 to 1973. From 1973 to 1975, Pro became the deputy public defender for Clark County from 1973 to 1975. In 1975, Pro joined the US Attorney's Office as a Assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Nevada from 1975 to 1978. Pro spent one year as a private practice attorney licensed in Nevada from 1978 to 1979 before becoming the deputy state attorney general for Nevada from 1979 to 1980. In 1980, Pro rejoined the US Attorney's Office as the Chief assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Nevada before being nominated to the federal bench later that year. [1]
Federal judicial career
Pro began his federal judicial career in 1980 and was appointed to a full eight year term as a federal magistrate judge in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. Pro served as a magistrate judge for seven years before being elevated in the ranks of the federal judiciary in 1987.
Pro was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on May 5, 1987, to a seat vacated by the impeachment of Harry Claiborne. Pro was confirmed by the Senate on July 22, 1987 and received commission on July 23, 1987. He served as chief judge from 2002-2007. He assumed senior status on December 31, 2011.[1]
Notable rulings
In Righthaven v. Hoehn, Pro ruled that the republishing of an entire article without permission from the rights holder was acceptable.
Wayne Hoehn copied the entirety of an editorial from the Las Vegas Review-Journal onto a website of which he was a user, medjacksports.com. Righthaven argued that that act reduced the number of viewers the article would have received during the time that it was reprinted. Pro ruled that "Righthaven did not present any evidence that the market for the work was harmed by Hoehn’s noncommercial use for the 40 days it appeared on the website. Accordingly, there is no genuine issue of material fact that Hoehn’s use of the work was fair and summary judgment is appropriate." [2]
External links
- Judge Pro's Webpage at the United States District Court for the District of Nevada
- Judge Pro's Biography at the Federal Judicial Center
References
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Robert C. Jones • Kent Dawson • James Mahan • Larry Hicks • Gloria M. Navarro • Miranda Du | ||
| Senior judges |
Roger Hunt • Phil Pro • Lloyd George • Edward Reed • Howard McKibben • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Valerie Cooke • Robert McQuaid, Jr. • George Foley • Peggy Leen • Robert J. Johnston • Vincent Ferenbach • Carl Hoffman • William Cobb • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Alexander White Baldwin • Edgar Winters Hillyer • George Myron Sabin • Thomas Porter Hawley • Edward Silsby Farrington • Brian Sandoval • Frank Herbert Norcross • Johnnie Rawlinson • Harry Claiborne • Roger Foley • Roger T. Foley • David Hagen • Bruce Thompson • John Rolly Ross • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Roger Hunt • Phil Pro • Lloyd George • Edward Reed • Howard McKibben • Harry Claiborne • Roger Foley • Roger T. Foley • John Rolly Ross • | ||
