Earl Ben Gilliam | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California | |
In office August 20, 1980 – April 2, 1993 |
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Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
Preceded by | New seat |
Succeeded by | Napoleon A. Jones Jr. |
Judge of the San Diego Superior Court | |
In office 1975–1980 |
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Judge of the San Diego Municipal Court | |
In office 1963–1975 |
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Personal details | |
Born | August 17, 1931 Clovis, New Mexico |
Died | January 28, 2001 | (aged 69)
Alma mater | San Diego State University (B.A.) University of California, Hastings College of Law (J.D.) |
Earl Ben Gilliam (August 17, 1931 – January 28, 2001) was a United States federal judge.
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Born in Clovis, New Mexico, Gilliam received a B.A. from San Diego State University in 1953 and a J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of Law in 1957.
Gilliam was a Deputy district attorney of San Diego County, CA from 1957 to 1961. He was in private practice in San Diego, CA from 1961 to 1963.
Gilliam was a judge on the San Diego Municipal Court from 1963 to 1975. He was a judge on the San Diego County Superior Court from 1975 to 1980.
Gilliam was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Gilliam was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on December 7, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 19, 1980, and received his commission on August 20, 1980. He assumed senior status on April 2, 1993. Gilliam served in that capacity until January 28, 2001, due to his death.