John Mendez

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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]

John Mendez
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
Incumbent
Assumed office April 17, 2022
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
In office April 17, 2008 – April 17, 2022
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	David F. Levi
Succeeded by	Daniel Calabretta
Judge of the Sacramento County Superior Court
In office 2001–2008
Personal details
Born	John Anthony Mendez (1955-09-04) September 4, 1955 (age 69) Oakland, California, U.S.
Education	Stanford University (BA) Harvard University (JD)

Early life and education

Mendez was born in Oakland, California in 1955 and raised in San Leandro, California.^[2] He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University in 1977.^[2] He then obtained a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1980, where he was a member of the Board of Student Advisers. An avid baseball fan, Mendez was once under consideration for the job of Major League Baseball commissioner.^[3]

Career

Mendez worked in private practice in California from 1980 to 1984 and from 1986 to 1992. Between 1984 and 1986, he served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of California. From 1992 to 1993, he was the United States Attorney for the Northern District of California. In 1993, Mendez again returned to private practice. Mendez served as a judge on the Sacramento County Superior Court for the State of California between 2001 and 2008.^[4]

Federal judicial service

He was nominated by President George W. Bush on September 6, 2007, to a seat vacated by David F. Levi. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 10, 2008, and received his commission on April 17, 2008. He assumed senior status on April 17, 2022.^[5]

See also

• List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists

References

1. "United States District Judge John A. Mendez". United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
2. Bachman, John (December 2001). "Mendez Brings Varied Legal Experience To Superior Court Bench". Sacramento Lawyer: Sacramento County Bar Association Magazine. 101 (9). Archived from the original on 2014-11-26. Retrieved 2012-05-03.
3. Miller, Cheryl (March 7, 2018). "Meet the Sacramento Judge Presiding Over DOJ's 'War' Against California". LAW.COM. The Recorder. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
4. "Mendez, John A. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
5. John Mendez at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

External links

• John Mendez at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by David F. Levi	Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California 2008–2022	Succeeded by Daniel Calabretta