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Philip Martin Pro

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada

Philip Martin Pro served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. Appointed by Ronald Reagan and confirmed Jul 22, 1987. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Ronald Reagan
Confirmed
Jul 22, 1987
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1946

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of NevadaRonald Reagan · Jul 22, 1987 – Jan 23, 2015

Education

  • Contra Costa Community CollegeA.A., 1966
  • San Francisco State CollegeB.A., 1968
  • Golden Gate University School of LawJ.D., 1972
  • Duke University School of LawLL.M., judicial studies, 2014

Career

U.S. Naval Reserve, 1964-1968; Law clerk, Hon. William P. Compton, Nevada District Court, Eighth Judicial District, 1972-1973; Deputy public defender, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1973-1975; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Nevada, 1975-1978, 1980; chief assistant U.S. attorney, 1980; Private practice, Reno, Nevada, 1978-1979; Deputy attorney general, State of Nevada, 1979-1980; Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 2007-2011

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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