Josephine Staton
Josephine Staton | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California | |
| Assumed office June 22, 2010 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Alicemarie Stotler |
| Judge of the Orange County Superior Court | |
| In office 2002–2010 | |
| Appointed by | Gray Davis |
| Preceded by | Richard Fybel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1, 1961 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Alma mater | William Jewell College Harvard University |
Josephine L. Staton[1] (born January 1, 1961)[2] is a United States district judge on the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Early life and education
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Staton earned a bachelor's degree in 1983 from William Jewell College and a law degree in 1986 from Harvard Law School.[3]
From 1986 until 1987, Staton was a law clerk for Judge John R. Gibson on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.[3][4]
Professional career
From 1987 until 2002, Staton was an attorney with the San Francisco and Newport Beach offices of the law firm Morrison & Foerster, first as an associate (1987–1994) and then as a partner (1995–2002).[3]
In 2002, Staton became a Superior Court judge in Orange County, California, based in Santa Ana.[3] She was appointed to the position by Governor Gray Davis to fill the vacancy created when Judge Richard D. Fybel was elevated to the California Court of Appeal in Orange County.[5]
Federal judicial service
In March 2009, Staton applied for a California federal district court vacancy. After Staton interviewed with officials from the United States Department of Justice and the Office of White House Counsel, on February 4, 2010, President Obama nominated her to fill the vacancy in the Central District created by Judge Alicemarie Stotler taking senior status in January 2009.[6] On March 18, 2010, the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary reported Staton's nomination to the full Senate, which confirmed Staton on June 21, 2010 in a voice vote. She received her commission on June 22, 2010.
References
- ^ Central District of California Court Directory
- ^ "Josephine L. Staton". OVGuide. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ a b c d President Obama Nominates Four to Serve on the United States District Court Bench, whitehouse.gov (February 4, 2010).
- ^ Dena Bunis, Senate sends O.C. judge to federal bench, The Orange County Register (June 21, 2010).
- ^ Allison Lomas, Davis Appoints Attorneys With Diverse Careers to Southern California Courts, Metropolitan News-Enterprise (October 21, 2002).
- ^ Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate 2/4/10, whitehouse.gov (February 4, 2010).
External links
- Josephine Staton at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- 1961 births
- American lawyers
- American women judges
- California state court judges
- Harvard Law School alumni
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
- Living people
- United States district court judges appointed by Barack Obama
- 21st-century American judges
- William Jewell College alumni