Frank C. Damrell Jr.

Frank C. Damrell Jr.
Frank C. Damrell Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
	In office; December 31, 2008 – December 1, 2011
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
	In office; November 12, 1997 – December 31, 2008
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Edward J. Garcia
Succeeded by	Kimberly J. Mueller
Personal details
Born	July 6, 1938 (age 86); Modesto, California, U.S.
Education	University of California, Berkeley (BA); Yale University (LLB)

Frank Cadmus Damrell Jr.^[1] (born July 6, 1938) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. He is also a Trustee of the University of California at Merced.^[2] In CAPEEM v. Noonan, he extended the right of educational entities to use the n-word with immunity from challenges under the Equal Protection Clause to school textbooks adopted by the State Board of Education, a right that had been granted to the Board of Education for use in literary works due to the ruling in Monteiro v. Tempe Union.

Early life and education

Born in Modesto, California, Damrell received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1961 and a Bachelor of Laws from Yale Law School in 1964.

Career

Damrell was a deputy in the Office of the State Attorney General of California from 1964 to 1966. He was a deputy district attorney of Office of the District Attorney, California from 1966 to 1968. He was in private practice in Modesto from 1968 to 1997.

Federal judicial service

Damrell is a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Damrell was nominated by President Bill Clinton on July 24, 1997, to a seat vacated by Edward J. Garcia. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 9, 1997, and received his commission on November 12, 1997. When he was appointed to the court, his connections to the Gallo family generated controversy.^[3] He assumed senior status on December 31, 2008. He retired on December 1, 2011.

References

^ Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, First Session, on Confirmation of Appointees to the Federal Judiciary, September 5, 30; October 28, 29; November 12, 1997. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1998. p. 1197.
^ Marie T. Finn; Gina L. Pratton; Samantha Morgan (2009). Diana R. Irvine; Mary Lee Bliss (eds.). The American Bench. Forster-Long. p. 283. ISBN 978-0931398636.
^ ARAX, MARK (20 April 1997). "U.S. Judicial Nominee's Ties to Gallo Family Questioned" – via LA Times.

Sources

Frank C. Damrell Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Edward J. Garcia	Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California 1997–2008	Succeeded by Kimberly J. Mueller

[1] Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, First Session, on Confirmation of Appointees to the Federal Judiciary, September 5, 30; October 28, 29; November 12, 1997. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1998. p. 1197.

[2] Marie T. Finn; Gina L. Pratton; Samantha Morgan (2009). Diana R. Irvine; Mary Lee Bliss (eds.). The American Bench. Forster-Long. p. 283. ISBN 978-0931398636.

[3] ARAX, MARK (20 April 1997). "U.S. Judicial Nominee's Ties to Gallo Family Questioned" – via LA Times.

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