Linda Hodge McLaughlin
Linda Hodge McLaughlin | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California | |
In office August 17, 1992 – March 7, 1999 | |
Appointed by | George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089 |
Succeeded by | Florence-Marie Cooper |
Personal details | |
Born | Los Angeles, California | February 13, 1942
Died | March 7, 1999 Santa Ana, California | (aged 57)
Education | Stanford University (BA) UC Berkeley School of Law (LLB) |
Linda Hodge McLaughlin (February 13, 1942 – March 7, 1999) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Education and career
Born in Los Angeles, California, McLaughlin received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University in 1963 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law in 1966. She was in private practice in Los Angeles from 1966 to 1970, and in Newport Beach and Costa Mesa from 1970 to 1980. She was a judge on the California Municipal Court, North Orange County Judicial District from 1980 to 1982, and then on the California Superior Court, Orange County from 1982 to 1992. She was an associate justice pro tempore on the California Supreme Court in 1984, and on the California Court of Appeals, Fourth Appellate Dist., Div. 3, in 1985.[1]
Federal judicial service
On March 20, 1992, McLaughlin was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Central District of California created by 104 Stat. 5089. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 12, 1992, and received her commission on August 17, 1992. McLaughlin served in that capacity until her death, in 1999, in Santa Ana, California.[1]
References
- ^ a b "McLaughlin, Linda Hodge - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
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