John Anthony Mendez (born September 4, 1955) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. [1] Early life and education. Mendez was born in Oakland, California in 1955 and raised in San Leandro, California. [2]

The following is a list of all current judges of the United States district and territorial courts. The list includes both "active" and "senior" judges, both of whom hear and decide cases. There are 89 districts in the 50 states, with a total of 94 districts including …

Associate Justice, First District Court of Appeal, Division One, January 2002 to present; Judge, Alameda County Superior Court, 1988-2002; Judge, San Leandro-Hayward Judicial District, 1985-1988; Deputy District Attorney, Alameda County, 1977-1985; Professional Activities:

Confirmed by the Senate March 23, 2013, and received commission on March 26, 2013. Serves as Chief Judge, February 17, 2024 to present. Welcome to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. The Eastern District encompasses the largest geographical area of the four districts in California.

The United States District Court for the Southern District of California is one of four federal judicial districts in California. Court is held in San Diego at the Edward J. Schwartz U.S. Courthouse and the James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse.

Who Serves in District Courts? Trial courts include district judges and magistrate judges who try the case, often before a jury that decides the case. Magistrate judges perform functions delegated by statute and the district court. All but three districts have lifetime-appointed Article III judges.

Read opinions, find docket information, and learn more about the justices on the bench. The appeals court is the intermediate court of review for the state. It is divided geographically into six districts where each district is comprised of multiple counties. Learn more about each district.

A judge of a United States district court is officially titled a "United States District Judge". Other federal judges, including circuit judges and Supreme Court justices, can also sit in a district court upon assignment by the chief judge of the circuit or by the Chief Justice of the United States.

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California Nominated by Barack Obama on January 4, 2013, to a seat vacated by Garland Ellis Burrell, Jr. Confirmed by the Senate on March 23, 2013, and received commission on March 26, 2013. Served as chief judge, 2024-present. Education: St. Mary's College of California, B.A., 1986

A District Court Judge, also known as an Article III Judge, is a federal judge who is nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate to a lifetime appointment.