Earl Ben Gilliam
Earl Ben Gilliam | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California | |
In office August 20, 1980 – April 2, 1993 | |
Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
Preceded by | New seat |
Succeeded by | Napoleon A. Jones Jr. |
Judge of the San Diego Superior Court | |
In office 1975–1980 | |
Judge of the San Diego Municipal Court | |
In office 1963–1975 | |
Personal details | |
Born |
Clovis, New Mexico | August 17, 1931
Died | January 28, 2001 69) | (aged
Alma mater |
San Diego State University (B.A.) University of California, Hastings College of Law (J.D.) |
Earl Ben Gilliam (August 17, 1931 – January 28, 2001) was a United States federal judge.
Early life and education
Born in Clovis, New Mexico, Gilliam received a B.A. from San Diego State University in 1953 and a J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of Law in 1957.
Career
Gilliam was a Deputy district attorney of San Diego County, CA from 1957 to 1961. He was in private practice in San Diego, CA from 1961 to 1963.
Judicial service
Gilliam was a judge on the San Diego Municipal Court from 1963 to 1975. He was a judge on the San Diego County Superior Court from 1975 to 1980.
Gilliam was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Gilliam was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on December 7, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 19, 1980, and received his commission on August 20, 1980. He assumed senior status on April 2, 1993. Gilliam served in that capacity until January 28, 2001, due to his death. Gilliam was the first African American U.S. District Court judge for the Southern District of California and the first African American judge for the San Diego County Superior Court.
Sources
- Earl Ben Gilliam at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Legal offices | ||
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Preceded by new seat |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California 1980–1993 |
Succeeded by Napoleon A. Jones Jr. |