Stephen G. Larson
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Stephen Gerard Larson is a former United States District Court
judge
.
Larson was born in Fontana, California
. He received a B.S.
from Georgetown University
in 1986. He received a J.D.
from the University of Southern California Law School
and was admitted to the California State Bar in 1989. He was in private practice in California
from 1989 to 1991. He was an assistant U.S. Attorney of the Central District of California from 1991 to 2000. He was an Adjunct Assistant Professor, Glendale University College of Law
from 1997 to 2001. He was an Instructor in Constitutional Law
at California Southern Law School
in Riverside, California
from 2001 to 2005. As of 2010, he was an Adjunct Professor, University of La Verne College of Law
, 2002–present.
Larson served as a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Central District of California
. Larson was nominated by President George W. Bush
on December 15, 2005, to a seat vacated by Robert J. Timlin
. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
on March 16, 2006, and received his commission on March 20, 2006. He resigned his position September 17, 2009, asserting that the $169,300 salary was insufficient to support his family's seven children. He joined the firm of Girardi & Keese
in Los Angeles, California
where he was a partner until June 2011.
Terms in office:
United States district court
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judge
United States federal judge
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.
Larson was born in Fontana, California
Fontana, California
Fontana is a city of 196,069 residents in San Bernardino County, California. Founded in 1913, it remained essentially rural until World War II, when entrepreneur Henry J. Kaiser built a large steel mill in the area...
. He received a B.S.
Bachelor of Science
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from Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
in 1986. He received a J.D.
Juris Doctor
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from the University of Southern California Law School
University of Southern California Law School
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and was admitted to the California State Bar in 1989. He was in private practice in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
from 1989 to 1991. He was an assistant U.S. Attorney of the Central District of California from 1991 to 2000. He was an Adjunct Assistant Professor, Glendale University College of Law
Glendale University College of Law
Glendale University College of Law is a private, non-profit law school in Glendale, California.Founded in 1967 as Glendale College of Law, the institution renamed itself Glendale University College of Law in 1975. The University confers an undergraduate degree, that is a Bachelor of Science in Law...
from 1997 to 2001. He was an Instructor in Constitutional Law
Constitutional law
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at California Southern Law School
California Southern Law School
California Southern Law School is a private part-time evening law school in Riverside, California. It is registered with the California State Bar Committee of Bar Examiners , but is not accredited by the CBE or approved by the American Bar Association...
in Riverside, California
Riverside, California
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from 2001 to 2005. As of 2010, he was an Adjunct Professor, University of La Verne College of Law
University of La Verne College of Law
The University of La Verne College of Law is a private law school in Ontario, California. Founded in 1970, it is part of the University of La Verne. The College of Law was provisionally approved by the American Bar Association in 2006, but the approval was denied effective June 30, 2011...
, 2002–present.
Larson served as a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Central District of California
United States District Court for the Central District of California
The United States District Court for the Central District of California serves over 18 million people in southern and central California, making it the largest federal judicial district by population...
. Larson was nominated by President George W. Bush
George W. Bush
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on December 15, 2005, to a seat vacated by Robert J. Timlin
Robert J. Timlin
Robert J. Timlin is a Senior District Judge for the Central District of California in the Ninth Circuit.-Appointment:...
. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
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on March 16, 2006, and received his commission on March 20, 2006. He resigned his position September 17, 2009, asserting that the $169,300 salary was insufficient to support his family's seven children. He joined the firm of Girardi & Keese
Thomas Girardi
Tom Girardi, born 1939, is a founding partner of Girardi & Keese a downtown Los Angeles law firm that has earned a reputation as L.A. County's king of the class action lawsuit....
in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
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where he was a partner until June 2011.
Terms in office:
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, 2000–2006
- U.S. Federal District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, 2006–2009