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Edward Dean Price
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
In office
December 31, 1989 – November 3, 1997
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
In office
December 20, 1979 – December 31, 1989
Appointed byJimmy Carter
Preceded bySeat established by 92 Stat. 1629
Succeeded byDavid F. Levi
Personal details
Born
Edward Dean Price

(1919-02-12)February 12, 1919
Sanger, California
DiedNovember 3, 1997(1997-11-03) (aged 78)
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (AB)
UC Berkeley School of Law (LLB)

Edward Dean Price (February 12, 1919 – November 3, 1997) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.

Education and career

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Born in Sanger, California, Price received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1947 and a Bachelor of Laws from the UC Berkeley School of Law in 1949. He was in the United States Army during World War II, from 1942 to 1946. He was in private practice in Modesto, California from 1949 to 1979.[1]

Federal judicial service

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Price was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on November 1, 1979, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 19, 1979, and received his commission on December 20, 1979. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1989. Price served in that capacity until his death on November 3, 1997.[1]

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Seat established by 92 Stat. 1629
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
1979–1989
Succeeded by