History / Courts

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

27 judges have served since Sep 18, 1966. Now: Dena Michaela Coggins DKirk Edward Sherriff DDaniel Joe Powell Calabretta DJennifer Leigh Thurston DDale Alan Drozd DTroy Lynne Nunley D.

Judges
27
14 D · 10 R · 3 N(
Longest tenure
21 years
Lawrence K. Karlton
Current
2.1 years
Dena Michaela Coggins, since Sep 18, 2024
history/court/district-court-for-the-eastern-district-of-californiaEvery holder, newest first
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197019751980198519901995200020052010201520202025Sherrill Halbert · 1966-09-18 – 1969-09-30 · None (reassignment)Philip Charles Wilkins · 1969-12-18 – 1983-01-27 · RepublicanEdward J. Garcia · 1984-03-14 – 1996-11-24 · RepublicanAnthony W. Ishii · 1997-10-14 – 2012-10-31 · DemocratTroy Lynne Nunley · 2013-03-26 – present · DemocratThomas Jamison MacBride · 1966-09-18 – 1979-03-25 · None (reassignment)Lawrence K. Karlton · 1979-07-24 – 2000-05-28 · DemocratMorrison C. England, Jr. · 2002-08-02 – 2019-12-17 · RepublicanJennifer Leigh Thurston · 2021-12-27 – present · DemocratMyron Donovan Crocker · 1966-09-18 – 1981-01-01 · None (reassignment)Robert Everett Coyle · 1982-04-01 – 1996-05-13 · RepublicanFrank C. Damrell, Jr. · 1997-11-12 – 2008-12-31 · DemocratKimberly Jo Mueller · 2010-12-21 – 2024-09-17 · DemocratDena Michaela Coggins · 2024-09-18 – present · DemocratMilton Lewis Schwartz · 1979-11-27 – 1990-01-20 · DemocratWilliam B. Shubb · 1990-10-01 – 2004-11-01 · RepublicanLawrence Joseph O'Neill · 2007-02-02 – 2020-02-02 · RepublicanAna Isabel de Alba · 2022-07-07 – 2023-11-16 · DemocratKirk Edward Sherriff · 2024-02-07 – present · DemocratEdward Dean Price · 1979-12-20 – 1989-12-31 · DemocratDavid F. Levi · 1990-10-01 – 2007-06-30 · RepublicanJohn A. Mendez · 2008-04-17 – 2022-04-17 · RepublicanDaniel Joe Powell Calabretta · 2023-02-21 – present · DemocratRaul Anthony Ramirez · 1980-05-23 – 1989-12-31 · DemocratOliver Winston Wanger · 1991-03-25 – 2006-05-31 · RepublicanDale Alan Drozd · 2015-11-02 – present · DemocratGarland Ellis Burrell, Jr. · 1992-03-02 – 2012-07-04 · Republican
Dena Michaela Coggins D
Sep 18, 2024 – present · 2.1 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 50–44
Kirk Edward Sherriff D
Feb 7, 2024 – present · 2.7 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 54–45
Daniel Joe Powell Calabretta D
Feb 21, 2023 – present · 3.6 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 51–45
Ana Isabel de Alba D
Jul 7, 2022 – Nov 16, 2023 · 16 months · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 53–45
Jennifer Leigh Thurston D
Dec 27, 2021 – present · 4.8 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 46–24
Dale Alan Drozd D
Nov 2, 2015 – present · 11 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 69–21
Troy Lynne Nunley D
Mar 26, 2013 – present · 14 years · appointed by Barack Obama
Kimberly Jo Mueller D
Dec 21, 2010 – Sep 17, 2024 · 14 years · appointed by Barack Obama · senior status Sep 17, 2024
John A. Mendez R
Apr 17, 2008 – Apr 17, 2022 · 14 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Apr 17, 2022
Lawrence Joseph O'Neill R
Feb 2, 2007 – Feb 2, 2020 · 13 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Feb 2, 2020 · confirmed 97–0
Morrison C. England, Jr. R
Aug 2, 2002 – Dec 17, 2019 · 17 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Dec 17, 2019
Frank C. Damrell, Jr. D
Nov 12, 1997 – Dec 31, 2008 · 11 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Dec 31, 2008
Anthony W. Ishii D
Oct 14, 1997 – Oct 31, 2012 · 15 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Oct 31, 2012
Garland Ellis Burrell, Jr. R
Mar 2, 1992 – Jul 4, 2012 · 20 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Jul 4, 2012
Oliver Winston Wanger R
Mar 25, 1991 – May 31, 2006 · 15 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status May 31, 2006
William B. Shubb R
Oct 1, 1990 – Nov 1, 2004 · 14 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Nov 1, 2004
David F. Levi R
Oct 1, 1990 – Jun 30, 2007 · 17 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush
Edward J. Garcia R
Mar 14, 1984 – Nov 24, 1996 · 13 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Nov 24, 1996
Robert Everett Coyle R
Apr 1, 1982 – May 13, 1996 · 14 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status May 13, 1996
Raul Anthony Ramirez D
May 23, 1980 – Dec 31, 1989 · 9.6 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter
Edward Dean Price D
Dec 20, 1979 – Dec 31, 1989 · 10 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Dec 31, 1989
Milton Lewis Schwartz D
Nov 27, 1979 – Jan 20, 1990 · 10 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Jan 20, 1990
Lawrence K. Karlton D
Jul 24, 1979 – May 28, 2000 · 21 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status May 28, 2000
Philip Charles Wilkins R
Dec 18, 1969 – Jan 27, 1983 · 13 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Jan 27, 1983
Sherrill Halbert N(
Sep 18, 1966 – Sep 30, 1969 · 3 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · senior status Sep 30, 1969
Thomas Jamison MacBride N(
Sep 18, 1966 – Mar 25, 1979 · 13 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · senior status Mar 25, 1979
Myron Donovan Crocker N(
Sep 18, 1966 – Jan 1, 1981 · 14 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · senior status Jan 1, 1981

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.