George King

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George King

Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States District Court for the Central District of California

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Education

Bachelor's

University of California, Los Angeles, 1971

Law

University of Southern California, Gould School of Law, 1974

## Contents

* 1 Early life and education
* 2 Professional career
* 3 Judicial nominations and appointments
* 3.1 Central District of California
* 3.2 Federal magistrate judge
* 4 Noteworthy cases
* 4.1 Bus shutdown case (2010)
* 5 See also
* 6 External links
* 7 Footnotes

George H. King was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Central District of California. He joined the court in 1995 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. He served as chief judge of the court from 2012 to 2016. Judge King retired from judicial service on January 6, 2017.[1]

Mark Scarsi was nominated by President Donald Trump (R) to replace King on the Central District of California. Scarsi was confirmed in 2020.

## Early life and education[edit]

A native of Shanghai, China, King graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with his bachelor's degree in 1971 and from the University of Southern California Law School with his J.D. in 1974.[1]

## Professional career[edit]

* 1987-2017: United States District Court for the Central District of California

* 1995-2017: District judge
* 1987-1995: Magistrate judge

* 1979-1986: Private practice, Los Angeles, Calif.
* 1980-1982: Hearing examiner, Los Angeles Police Commission
* 1975-1979: Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California
* 1974-1975: Private practice, Los Angeles, Calif.[1]

## Judicial nominations and appointments[edit]

### Central District of California[edit]

Nomination Tracker

Nominee Information
Name: George H. King
Court: United States District Court for the Central District of California
Progress
Confirmed 64 days after nomination.
ANominated: April 27, 1995
AABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Questionnaire:
AHearing: June 27, 1995
QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
AReported: June 29, 1995
AConfirmed: June 30, 1995
AVote: Voice vote

King was nominated to the United States District Court for the Central District of California by President Bill Clinton on April 27, 1995, to a new seat created by 104 Stat. 5089. The American Bar Association rated King Unanimously Well Qualified for the nomination.[2] Hearings on King's nomination were held before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on June 27, 1995, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) on June 29, 1995. King was confirmed on a voice vote of the U.S. Senate on June 30, 1995, and he received his commission the same day. From 2012 to 2016, King served as chief judge of the Central District of California. King retired from judicial service on January 6, 2017.[1][3]

Mark Scarsi was nominated by President Donald Trump (R) to replace King on the Central District of California. Scarsi was confirmed in 2020.

### Federal magistrate judge[edit]

King began his judicial career as a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Central District of California. He was appointed to an eight-year term as a magistrate judge in 1987 and served in that position until his presidential nomination and Senate confirmation as a district judge in 1995.[1]

## Noteworthy cases[edit]

### Bus shutdown case (2010)

See also: United States District Court for the Central District of California

Judge King ordered Tierra Santa, an interstate bus transportation company, to cease its operations on March 6, 2010, after a bus accident the previous day. The Federal Motor Carrier Administration ordered the company to stop operations, as the bus operator during that accident was operating illegally.[4]

## See also[edit]

* United States District Court for the Central District of California
* United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

## External links[edit]

* Judge King's biography from the Federal Judicial Center.

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Federal Judicial Center, "Biographical directory of federal judges," accessed January 6, 2017
2. ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 104th Congress," accessed January 6, 2017
3. ↑ United States Congress, "PN 351 — George H. King — The Judiciary," accessed January 6, 2017
4. ↑ Google "Judge orders bus firm to stop interstate service," March 7, 2010

Political offices

Preceded by:
NA-New Seat
104 Stat. 5089 | Central District of California
1995–2017
Seat #26  | Succeeded by:
Mark Scarsi

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Federal judges who have served the United States District Court for the Central District of California

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Active judges|

Chief Judge: Philip Gutierrez • John Walter • Otis Wright • George Wu • Percy Anderson • Cormac Carney • David Carter (California) • Dale Fischer • Robert Klausner • Stephen V. Wilson • Fernando Olguin • Dolly Gee • Stanley Blumenfeld • Josephine Staton • Michael Fitzgerald (California) • Jesus Bernal • André Birotte, Jr. • Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong • Fernando Aenlle-Rocha • Mark Scarsi • John Holcomb (California)

Senior judges|

James Selna • Dean Pregerson • Valerie Baker Fairbank • Terry Hatter • William Duffy Keller • Virginia Phillips • Ronald Lew • Consuelo Marshall • Christina Snyder • John A. Kronstadt •

Magistrate judges|  Charles F. Eick • Paul Abrams • Jacqueline Chooljian • Alicia Rosenberg • Sheri Pym • John McDermott (California) • Jean Rosenbluth • Michael Wilner • Douglas McCormick • Alka Sagar • Kenly Kiya Kato • Louise A. LaMothe • Steve Kim (California) • Karen Stevenson • Karen Scott • John Early • Alexander MacKinnon • Rozella Oliver • Gail Standish • Maria Audero • Pedro Castillo • Shashi Kewalramani • Autumn Spaeth • Margo Rocconi • Patricia Donahue •
Former Article III judges|

Gilbert Jertberg • Carlos Moreno • Kim McLane Wardlaw • Alicemarie Stotler • Audrey Collins • Florence-Marie Cooper • Gary Feess • Andrew Guilford • Robert Kelleher • Stephen Larson • Spencer Letts • Howard Matz • Mariana Pfaelzer • S. James Otero • Manuel Real • George Schiavelli • Robert Takasugi • Harry Pregerson • Pamela Rymer • Richard Paez • Warren Ferguson • Cynthia Holcomb Hall • Ferdinand Francis Fernandez • Leon Rene Yankwich • Albert Lee Stephens, Jr. • Margaret Morrow • Lourdes Baird • Robert Bonner • William Byrne, Jr. • William Byrne, Sr. • Charles Carr • Thurmond Clarke • Elisha Crary • Jesse Curtis • John Davies • Robert Firth • Richard Gadbois • William Gray (California) • Peirson Hall • Andrew Hauk • Irving Hill • Harry Hupp • James Ideman • David Kenyon • Malcolm Lucas • Lawrence Lydick • Linda McLaughlin • Edward Rafeedie • William Rea • Gary L. Taylor • Dickran Tevrizian • Laughlin Waters • Francis Whelan • David Williams (California) • Jacqueline Nguyen • Beverly Reid O'Connell • Atsushi Wallace Tashima •

Former Chief judges|

Alicemarie Stotler • Cormac Carney • Terry Hatter • Virginia Phillips • George King • Consuelo Marshall • Manuel Real • Albert Lee Stephens, Jr. • William Byrne, Jr. • Thurmond Clarke • Andrew Hauk • Irving Hill •

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1995|

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1998|

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California courts

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Federal courts:

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California

State courts:

California Supreme Court • California Courts of Appeal • California Superior Courts

State resources:

Courts in California • California judicial elections • Judicial selection in California