Garr King
Garr M. King | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon | |
| Assumed office January 30, 2009 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon | |
| In office April 27, 1998 – January 30, 2009 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Helen J. Frye |
| Succeeded by | Marco A. Hernandez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 28, 1936 Pocatello, Idaho, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Utah Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College |
Garr Michael King (born January 28, 1936)[1] is a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. He was appointed to the federal bench by President Clinton in 1997 to fill a vacancy left by Helen J. Frye's attaining senior judge status. A graduate of University of Utah, he received his LL.B. from Lewis & Clark College's Northwestern School of Law in 1963. Before becoming a federal judge, he served as a Multnomah County prosecutor, and engaged in private practice.
In November 2007, King announced his desire to be given senior judge status, which will open up a position on the court.[2] Karin Immergut was considered the early favorite to succeed him, but was not nominated. Marco A. Hernandez was initially nominated for the position in July 2008 by President George W. Bush.[3] Hernandez was nominated again by President Barack Obama and confirmed in February 2011.[4]
References
- ^ Marquis Who's Who, Inc (1998). Who's who in American Law. Marquis Who's Who. ISBN 9780837935133. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
- ^ "New federal judge expected for Oregon". The Oregonian. Associated Press. November 2, 2007.
- ^ Danks, Holly (July 24, 2008). "Politics could sink local judge's federal nomination: Courts - The White House taps Circuit Judge Marco Hernandez from Washington County". The Oregonian.
- ^ "Senate unanimously approves Marco Hernandez to be federal judge". The Oregonian. February 7, 2011.
External links
- Garr King at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon (Official website)
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