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Howard Boyd Turrentine
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Howard Boyd Turrentine served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Appointed by Richard M. Nixon and confirmed Apr 23, 1970. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon
- Confirmed
- Apr 23, 1970
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1914
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of CaliforniaRichard M. Nixon · Apr 23, 1970 – Aug 20, 2010
Education
- San Diego State CollegeA.B., 1936
- University of Southern California Law School (now Gould School of Law)LL.B., 1939
Career
Private practice, San Diego, California, 1939-1941, 1945-1968; Deputy city attorney, San Diego, California, 1940-1941; U.S. Navy lieutenant commander, 1941-1945; Member, Selective Service Appeals Board, 1966; Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, 1968-1970
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