United States DISTRICT Judge Dale A. Drozd (DAD)

 

Federal Judicial Service:

United States District Court, Eastern District of California

Nominated by President Barack H. Obama on November 12, 2014, to a seat vacated by the Hon. Anthony W. Ishii.  Confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 5, 2015, and received commission on November 2, 2015.

Chief United States Magistrate Judge, January 1, 2011 - November 1, 2015

United States Magistrate Judge, July 15, 1997 - November 1, 2015

 

Education:

University of Southern California, 1973-75

California State University at San Diego, B.A. 1977

University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, J.D. 1980

 

Professional Service:

1986 - 1997
Partner, Blackmon, Drozd & Snellings, Sacramento, California

1982 - 1985
Associate, Hallinan, Osterhoudt & Poplack, San Francisco, California

1980 - 1982
Law Clerk to the Hon. Lawrence K. Karlton, United States District Judge, Eastern District of California, Sacramento, California