Barry Ted Moskowitz
Barry Ted Moskowitz | |
---|---|
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California | |
Assumed office 2012 | |
Preceded by | Irma Elsa Gonzalez |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California | |
Assumed office December 26, 1995 | |
Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089 |
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California | |
In office 1986–1995 | |
Personal details | |
Born |
Barry Ted Moskowitz 1950 (age 66–67) Paterson, New Jersey |
Education |
Rutgers College (B.A.) Rutgers School of Law–Newark (J.D.) |
Barry Ted Moskowitz (born 1950) is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
Education and career
Born in Paterson, New Jersey, Moskowitz received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers College in 1972 and a Juris Doctor from Rutgers School of Law–Newark in 1975. He was a law clerk for Judge Leonard I. Garth on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit from 1975 to 1976. He was an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1976 to 1982. He was in private practice in Wayne, New Jersey from 1982 to 1985, and was then again an Assistant United States Attorney, this time in the Southern District of California, from 1985 to 1988.
Federal judicial service
From 1986 to 1995, Moskowitz was a United States Magistrate Judge of the Southern District of California. On June 30, 1995, Moskowitz was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California created by 104 Stat. 5089. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 22, 1995, and received his commission on December 26, 1995. He was elevated to chief judge on January 23, 2012.[1]
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
Sources
Legal offices | ||
---|---|---|
Preceded by Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089 |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California 1995–present |
Incumbent |
Preceded by Irma Elsa Gonzalez |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California 2012–present |