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Manuel Lawrence Real

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California · 1966

Manuel Lawrence Real , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Manuel Lawrence Real (January 27, 1924 – June 26, 2019) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California from 1966 until his death in 2019. He was appointed in 1966 by President Lyndon B. Johnson.

Education

  • University of Southern CaliforniaB.S., 1948
  • Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, CaliforniaLL.B., 1951

Career

U.S. Naval Reserve, 1943-1945; Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of California, 1952-1955; Private practice, San Pedro, California, 1955-1964; U.S. attorney for the Southern District of California, 1964-1966; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1981-1984

Biography

Manuel Lawrence Real (January 27, 1924 – June 26, 2019) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California from 1966 until his death in 2019. He was appointed in 1966 by President Lyndon B. Johnson.

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