John A. Mendez

John Anthony Mendez
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
Incumbent
Assumed office April 17, 2008
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	David F. Levi
Judge of the Sacramento County Superior Court
In office 2001–2008
Personal details
Born	1955 (age 60–61) Oakland, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Stanford University (B.A.) Harvard Law School (J.D.)

John Anthony Mendez (born 1955) is a United States federal judge.

Early life and education

Born in Oakland, California, Mendez received a B.A. from Stanford University in 1977,^[1] and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1980, where he was a member of the Board of Student Advisers.

Career

Mendez was in private practice in California, 1980-1984, 1986-1992, and from 1993 to 2001. He was an assistant U.S. Attorney of the United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of California from 1984 to 1986. He was a U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California from 1992 to 1993.

Judicial service

Mendez was a judge on the Sacramento County Superior Court, California from 2001 to 2008.

Mendez was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Mendez was nominated by President George W. Bush on September 6, 2007, to a seat vacated by David F. Levi. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 10, 2008, and received his commission on April 17, 2008.

References

1. Bachman, John (December 2001). "Mendez Brings Varied Legal Experience To Superior Court Bench". Sacramento Lawyer: Sacramento County Bar Association Magazine. 101 (9). Retrieved 2012-05-03.

External links

• John A. Mendez at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.