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Nora Margaret Manella
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Nora Margaret Manella served on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Appointed by William J. Clinton and confirmed Oct 21, 1998. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton
- Confirmed
- Oct 21, 1998
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1951
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of CaliforniaWilliam J. Clinton · Oct 21, 1998 – May 21, 2006
Education
- Wellesley CollegeB.A., 1972
- University of Southern California Gould School of LawJ.D., 1975
Career
Law clerk, Hon. John Minor Wisdom, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1975-1976; Legal counsel, Subcommittee on the Constitution, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 1976-1978; Private practice, California, 1978-1982; Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 1982-1990; Judge, Los Angeles [California] Municipal Court, 1990-1992; Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 1992-1994; Justice pro tem, California Court of Appeal, 1992; U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, 1994-1998; Associate justice, California Court of Appeal, Second District, 2006-2018; Presiding justice, California Court of Appeal, Second District, 2018-
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