Lloyd D. George
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United States federal judge
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Born in Montpelier, Idaho
Montpelier, Idaho
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, George was raised in Las Vegas, and was the class president of the 1948 class of Las Vegas High School. He received a B.S.
Bachelor of Science
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from Brigham Young University
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in 1955 and, after serving in the U.S. Air Force from 1955 to 1958, received a J.D.
Juris Doctor
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from the University of California, Berkeley
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, Boalt Hall School of Law in 1961. He was in private practice in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
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from 1961 to 1974, and was also a justice of the peace
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for Clark County, Nevada
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from 1962 to 1969. He was U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
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for the District of Nevada from 1974–1984, serving on the Ninth Circuit U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panels from 1980 to 1984.
George was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Nevada
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. George was nominated by President Ronald Reagan
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on April 18, 1984, to a seat vacated by Roger D. Foley
Roger D. Foley
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. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
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on April 30, 1984, and received his commission on May 3, 1984. He served as chief judge from 1992-1997. He assumed senior status
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on December 1, 1997.
George is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served as a missionary
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in Washington and Oregon
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for the Church. The Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
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is named in his honor.
Sources
- LDS Church News, December 9, 2000.