James M. Ideman

James M. Ideman
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
In office
April 2, 1998 – September 11, 1998
Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
In office
June 15, 1984 – April 2, 1998
Appointed by Ronald Reagan
Preceded by Lawrence Tupper Lydick
Succeeded by Gary Allen Feess
Personal details
Born James M. Ideman
1931 (age 86–87)
Rockford, Illinois
Education The Citadel (B.A.)
USC Gould School of Law (J.D.)

James M. Ideman (born 1931) is a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Education and career

Born in Rockford, Illinois, Ideman received a Bachelor of Arts degree from The Citadel in 1953 and a Juris Doctor from the USC Gould School of Law in 1963. He was a Lieutenant in the United States Army from 1953 to 1956. He was a deputy district attorney of Los Angeles County, California from 1964 to 1979, and a judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, California from 1979 to 1984.[1]

Federal judicial service

On May 24, 1984, Ideman was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Central District of California vacated by Judge Lawrence Tupper Lydick. Ideman was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 15, 1984, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on April 2, 1998, retiring fully on September 11, 1998.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ideman, James M. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.

Sources

Legal offices
Preceded by
Lawrence Tupper Lydick		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
1984–1998		 Succeeded by
Gary Allen Feess
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