Michael W. Fitzgerald

Michael W. Fitzgerald
Michael Walter Fitzgerald
Judicial Nominee for the United States District Court for the Central District of California
Nominated by Barack Obama
Personal details
Born July 11, 1959 (1959-07-11) (age 52)
Los Angeles, California
Alma mater Harvard College (A.B.)
University of California, Berkeley School of Law (J.D.)

Michael Walter Fitzgerald (born July 11, 1959) is an American lawyer and a former federal prosecutor. On July 20, 2011, he was nominated by President Barack Obama to be a United States district judge on the United States District Court for the Central District of California.[1]

Contents

Early life and education

Fitzgerald was born in Los Angeles, California, on July 11, 1959.[2] He earned an A.B. from Harvard College in 1981 and a law degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law in 1985.[3] After law school, Fitzgerald worked as a law clerk for Judge Irving Kaufman on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.[4]

Professional career

From 1988 until 1991, Fitzgerald worked as an assistant United States Attorney for the Central District of California.[3] Since 1998, Fitzgerald has been part of a small Los Angeles law firm, Corbin, Fitgerald & Athey, that handles white collar criminal defense and business litigation.[4]

Nomination to federal district court

On July 20, 2011, President Obama nominated Fitzgerald to a vacant judicial seat on the United States District Court for the Central District of California.[4] Fitzgerald is the fourth openly gay candidate nominated by Obama to a federal judgeship, after Edward DuMont, J. Paul Oetken, and Alison J. Nathan.[1]

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Michael O. Fitzgerald — Michael Oren Fitzgerald (b. 1949) is an author, editor and entrepreneur. He and his wife, Judith Fitzgerald, have an adult son and live in Bloomington, Indiana. Contents 1 Author and editor 2 Selected Bibliography 3 Entrepreneurial career …   Wikipedia

  • Michael J. Fitzgerald — Michael James Fitzgerald September 2004 Born November 14, 1957 (1957 11 14) (age 53) Portland, Oregon (United States) Pen name Michael Fitzgerald …   Wikipedia

  • Michael Louis Fitzgerald — M. Afr. (* 17. August 1937 in Walsall, Großbritannien) ist ein vatikanischer Diplomat und Erzbischof der römisch katholischen Kirche. Leben Fitzgerald ist Mitglied der als „Weiße Väter“ (Patres albi) bekannt gewordenen, im Jahre 1868 von Kardinal …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Michael L. Fitzgerald — This article is about the Roman Catholic Church official. For other individuals named Michael Fitzgerald or Michael FitzGerald, see Michael Fitzgerald (disambiguation). For the film historian and author, see Michael G. Fitzgerald. Styles of… …   Wikipedia

  • Michael C. FitzGerald — This article is about the Picasso scholar at Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut. For others named Michael Fitzgerald, see Michael Fitzgerald (disambiguation). Michael C. FitzGerald born 1953[1] is professor of fine arts and director of the… …   Wikipedia

  • Michael G. Fitzgerald — For other people named Michael Fitzgerald, see Michael Fitzgerald (disambiguation). Michael G. Fitzgerald (December 19, 1950 – February 14, 2006) a native of El Dorado, Arkansas, was a film historian and author. His best known work was 1977 s… …   Wikipedia

  • Michael J Fitzgerald — Infobox Writer name = Michael James Fitzgerald imagesize = caption = pseudonym = Michael Fitzgerald birthdate = birth date and age|1957|11|14 birthplace = Portland, Oregon (United States) occupation = Writer nationality = American period = 1995… …   Wikipedia

  • Michael J. Fitzgerald (bishop) — Styles of Michael J. Fitzgerald Reference style The Most Reverend Spoken style Your Excellency …   Wikipedia

  • Michael Fitzgerald — may refer to: Michael Fitzgerald (Irish republican) (died 1920), Irish Republic Army member Michael Fitzgerald (hurler), Irish hurler Michael C. FitzGerald (born 1953), art historian and Picasso scholar Michael G. Fitzgerald (1950–2006), American …   Wikipedia

  • Michael Fitzgerald (footballer) — Michael Fitzgerald Personal information Full name Michael James Fitzgerald Date of birth September 17, 1988 ( …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”