U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California is a United States district court, a federal trial court where most federal civil and criminal cases are first heard. It lies within the Ninth Circuit, which reviews its decisions on appeal. This page lists every judge to serve on the court, current and former, with who appointed them and whom they succeeded.
| Judge | Appointed by | Since |
|---|---|---|
| William B. Shubb | Bush (R) | 1990 |
| Garland Ellis Burrell Jr. | Bush (R) | 1992 |
| Anthony W. Ishii | Clinton (D) | 1997 |
| Lawrence Joseph O'Neill | Bush (R) | 2007 |
| John A. Mendez | Bush (R) | 2008 |
| Troy Lynne Nunley | Obama (D) | 2013 |
| Dale Alan Drozd | Obama (D) | 2015 |
| Jennifer Leigh Thurston | Biden (D) | 2021 |
| Daniel Joe Powell Calabretta | Biden (D) | 2023 |
| Dena Michaela Coggins | Biden (D) | 2024 |
| Kirk Edward Sherriff | Biden (D) | 2024 |
| Judge | Appointed by | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Ana Isabel de Alba | Biden (D) | 2022–2023 |
| Kimberly Jo Mueller | Obama (D) | 2010–2026 |
| Morrison C. England Jr. | Bush (R) | 2002–2024 |
| Frank C. Damrell Jr. | Clinton (D) | 1997–2011 |
| Oliver Winston Wanger | Bush (R) | 1991–2011 |
| David F. Levi | Bush (R) | 1990–2007 |
| Edward J. Garcia | Reagan (R) | 1984–2023 |
| Robert Everett Coyle | Reagan (R) | 1982–2012 |
| Raul Anthony Ramirez | Carter (D) | 1980–1989 |
| Lawrence K. Karlton | Carter (D) | 1979–2015 |
| Edward Dean Price | Carter (D) | 1979–1997 |
| Milton Lewis Schwartz | Carter (D) | 1979–2005 |
| Philip Charles Wilkins | Nixon (R) | 1969–1998 |
| Myron Donovan Crocker | (reassignment) (N) | 1966–2010 |
| Sherrill Halbert | (reassignment) (N) | 1966–1991 |
| Thomas Jamison MacBride | (reassignment) (N) | 1966–2000 |
How a judge gets here. Each judge is nominated by a president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, then holds a numbered seat, for life, until they take senior status, or until they leave the bench. Open any judge to see who appointed them, how the Senate voted, and whom they succeeded, a chain that runs back to 1966.
Source: FJC Biographical Directory. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Verify against the primary source before relying.