Gary L. Taylor

Gary Lee Taylor
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
In office
December 8, 2004  July 1, 2005
Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
In office
October 1, 1990  December 8, 2004
Appointed by George H. W. Bush
Preceded by Ferdinand Francis Fernandez
Succeeded by Otis D. Wright II
Personal details
Born Gary Lee Taylor
(1938-12-08) December 8, 1938
Los Angeles, California
Education University of California, Los Angeles (A.B.)
UCLA School of Law (J.D.)

Gary Lee Taylor (born December 8, 1938) is a retired United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Education and career

Born in Los Angeles, California, Taylor received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1960, and a Juris Doctor from the UCLA School of Law in 1963. He served in the Judge Advocate General's Corps of the United States Army from 1964 to 1966, and was thereafter in private practice until 1986. He was a Judge on the Orange County Superior Court from 1986 to 1990.[1]

Federal judicial service

On August 3, 1990, Taylor was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Central District of California vacated by Judge Ferdinand Francis Fernandez. Taylor was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 28, 1990 and received his commission on October 1, 1990. He assumed senior status on December 8, 2004, and retired from the bench entirely on July 1, 2005. He is currently associated with Judicial Arbitration & Mediation Services.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Taylor, Gary L. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Ferdinand Francis Fernandez
Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
1990–2004
Succeeded by
Otis D. Wright II
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