United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
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The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (in case citations, E.D. Cal.) is a federal court in the Ninth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).
The District was created on March 18, 1966, with the division of the Northern and Southern districts, leading to the creation of the Central and Eastern districts.<ref>http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/page/courts_district_ca.html U.S. District Courts of California, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center</ref>
The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of California represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. Template:As of the interim United States attorney is Eric A. Grant.
Organization of the court
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California is one of four federal judicial districts in California.<ref>Template:USCode</ref> Court for the District is held at the Robert E. Coyle U.S. Courthouse in Fresno and Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse in Sacramento.
- Fresno Division comprises the following counties: Calaveras, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus, Tulare, and Tuolumne.
- Sacramento Division comprises the following counties: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo, and Yuba.
- Bakersfield Office hears misdemeanor and petty criminal offenses on federal lands and National Parks in Inyo and Kern counties. Court is held at Bakersfield, Edwards Air Force Base, and Ridgecrest.
- Redding Office hears misdemeanor and petty criminal offenses on federal lands and National Parks in Northern California. Court is held at Sierra Army Depot, Redding, and Susanville.
- Yosemite Office hears misdemeanor and petty criminal offenses in Yosemite National Park. National parks are under federal jurisdiction. The perennially large crowds of tourists at Yosemite create a unique situation justifying the presence of a courthouse inside the park itself.
Current judges
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Former judges
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Chief judges
Succession of seats
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Request for expansion
The six sitting judges and three senior judges have submitted a draft letter<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> to the members of the Senate and House of Representatives from the Eastern District in which they argue that population growth in the district has necessitated an increase in the number of district judges.
U.S. Attorney
- John P. Hyland 1966–1970
- Duane D. Keyes 1970–1977
- Herman Sillas, Jr. 1977–1980
- William B. Shubb 1980–1981
- Francis M. Goldsberry II 1981
- Donald B. Ayer 1981–1986
- Peter A. Nowinski 1986–1987
- David F. Levi 1987–1990
- Richard Jenkins 1990–1991
- George L. O'Connell 1991–93
- Robert M. Twiss 1993
- Charles J. Stevens 1993–1997
- Paul Seave 1997–2001
- McGregor W. Scott 2003–2009
- Lawrence G Brown 2009
- Benjamin B. Wagner 2009–2016
- Phillip Talbert 2016–2017
- McGregor W. Scott 2017–2021
- Phillip Talbert 2021–2025
See also
- Courts of California
- List of current United States district judges
- List of United States federal courthouses in California
References
External links
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
- United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California
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- United States district courts
- California law
- Bakersfield, California
- Government of Kern County, California
- Government of Inyo County, California
- Fresno, California
- Redding, California
- Government of Sacramento, California
- Government of El Dorado County, California
- Yosemite National Park
- Government of Fresno County, California
- 1966 establishments in California
- Courts and tribunals established in 1966
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of California