John W. Holcomb

John W. Holcomb
Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
Incumbent
Assumed office September 18, 2020
Appointed by	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Dean Pregerson
Personal details
Born	John William Holcomb 1963 (age 60–61) Olean, New York, U.S.
Education	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (SB) Harvard University (JD, MBA)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1984–1989
Rank	Lieutenant
Unit	USS New Jersey (BB-62)
Awards	See list Joint Service Commendation Medal Navy E Ribbon Sea Service Deployment Ribbon

John William Holcomb (born 1963) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Education

Holcomb earned his Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, his Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School, and his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Harvard Law School.

Military service

Holcomb served in the United States Navy from 1980 to 1989, and he was on active duty as a commissioned officer from 1984 to 1989. His service included time as a Surface Warfare Officer aboard the battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62).

Legal career

Upon graduation from law school, Holcomb served as a law clerk to Judge Ronald Barliant of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois from 1993-94. From 1994–1997, he was an associate with Irell & Manella. He practiced intellectual property law at Knobbe Martens from 1997–2018. In 2019 he was briefly a sole practitioner, before joining Greenberg Gross in Costa Mesa, California, where he focused on intellectual property and bankruptcy litigation. He left Greenberg Gross after becoming a federal judge.

Federal judicial service

On September 20, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Holcomb to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. On November 21, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Holcomb to the seat vacated by Judge Dean Pregerson, who took senior status on January 28, 2016. On January 3, 2020, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. On February 13, 2020, his renomination was sent to the Senate. On June 17, 2020, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On July 23, 2020, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote. On September 15, 2020, his nomination was confirmed by a vote of 83–12. He received his judicial commission on September 18, 2020.

External links

• John W. Holcomb at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• John Holcomb at Ballotpedia