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John A. Houston

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California · 2003

John A. Houston , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. John Allen Houston (born February 6, 1952) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

Education

  • North Carolina A&T State UniversityB.S., 1974
  • University of Miami School of LawJ.D., 1977

Career

U.S. Army Reserve, 1974-1978, 1981-; U.S. Army, JAG Corps, 1978-1981; Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of California, 1981-1998; chief, Asset Forfeiture Unit, 1987-1994; senior counsel for asset forfeiture, 1994-1996; senior financial litigation counsel, 1996-1998

Biography

John Allen Houston (born February 6, 1952) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

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