United States District Court for the Eastern District of California

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The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (in case citations, E.D. Cal.) is a federal court in the Ninth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

The District was created on March 18, 1966, with the division of the Northern and Southern districts, leading to the creation of the Central and Eastern districts.[1]

The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of California represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. since December 4, 2025Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". the United States attorney is Eric Grant.

Organization of the court

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Yosemite Office of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California located in Yosemite National Park

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California is one of four federal judicial districts in California.[2] Court for the District is held at the Robert E. Coyle U.S. Courthouse in Fresno and Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse in Sacramento.

Current judges

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# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by
Active Chief Senior
21 Chief Judge Troy L. Nunley Sacramento 1964 2013–present 2024–present — Obama
22 District Judge Dale A. Drozd Sacramento 1955 2015–present — — Obama
23 District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston Fresno 1967 2021–present — — Biden
25 District Judge Daniel Calabretta Sacramento 1978 2023–present — — Biden
26 District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff Fresno 1968 2024–present — — Biden
27 District Judge Dena M. Coggins Sacramento 1979 2024–present — — Biden
11 Senior Judge William B. Shubb Sacramento 1938 1990–2004 1996–2003 2004–present G.H.W. Bush
14 Senior Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. inactive 1947 1992–2012 2007–2008 2012–present G.H.W. Bush
15 Senior Judge Anthony W. Ishii inactive 1946 1997–2012 2008–2012 2012–present Clinton
18 Senior Judge Lawrence Joseph O'Neill inactive 1952 2007–2020 2016–2019 2020–present G.W. Bush
19 Senior Judge John Mendez Sacramento 1955 2008–2022 — 2022–present G.W. Bush
20 Senior Judge Kimberly J. Mueller Sacramento 1957 2010–2024 2020–2024 2024–present Obama

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Former judges

# Judge State Born–died Active service Chief Judge Senior status Appointed by Reason for
termination
1 Myron Donovan Crocker CA 1915–2010 1966–1981[Note 1] 1966–1967 1981–2010 Eisenhower/Operation of law death
2 Sherrill Halbert CA 1901–1991 1966–1969[Note 1] — 1969–1991 Eisenhower/Operation of law death
3 Thomas Jamison MacBride CA 1914–2000 1966–1979[Note 2] 1967–1979 1979–2000 Kennedy/Operation of law death
4 Philip Charles Wilkins CA 1913–1998 1969–1983 1979–1983 1983–1998 Nixon death
5 Lawrence K. Karlton CA 1935–2015 1979–2000 1983–1990 2000–2015 Carter death
6 Milton Lewis Schwartz CA 1920–2005 1979–1990 — 1990–2005 Carter death
7 Edward Dean Price CA 1919–1997 1979–1989 — 1989–1997 Carter death
8 Raul Anthony Ramirez CA 1944–present 1980–1989 — — Carter resignation
9 Robert Everett Coyle CA 1930–2012 1982–1996 1990–1996 1996–2012 Reagan death
10 Edward J. Garcia CA 1928–2023 1984–1996 — 1996–2023 Reagan death
12 David F. Levi CA 1951–present 1990–2007 2003–2007 — G.H.W. Bush resignation
13 Oliver Winston Wanger CA 1940–present 1991–2006 — 2006–2011 G.H.W. Bush retirement
16 Frank C. Damrell Jr. CA 1938–present 1997–2008 — 2008–2011 Clinton retirement
17 Morrison C. England Jr. CA 1954–present 2002–2019 2012–2016 2019–2024 G.W. Bush retirement
24 Ana de Alba CA 1979–present 2022–2023 — — Biden elevation to 9th Cir.

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  1. ↑ a b Reassigned from the Southern District of California.
  2. ↑ Reassigned from the Northern District of California.

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Chief judges

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Succession of seats

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Request for expansion

The six sitting judges and three senior judges have submitted a draft letter[3] to the members of the Senate and House of Representatives from the Eastern District in which they argue that population growth in the district has necessitated an increase in the number of district judges.

U.S. Attorney

See also

References

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  1. ↑ http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/page/courts_district_ca.html U.S. District Courts of California, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center
  2. ↑ 28 U.S.C. § 84
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External links

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