Lawrence Joseph O'Neill
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2007 and confirmed by the Senate 97–0, Lawrence Joseph O'Neill is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. He earned a law degree from University of California Hastings College of the Law (now UC College of the Law, San Francisco) in 1979. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1952 · age 74
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2007
- Confirmed
- 97–0
- Education
- University of California, Berkeley 1973 · University of California Hastings College of the Law (now UC College of the Law, San Francisco) 1979
- Succeeded
- Oliver Winston Wanger
- Succeeded by
- Jennifer Leigh Thurston
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Eastern District of California succeeded Oliver Winston Wanger | G.W. Bush (R) | 97–0 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
The senator-by-senator roll call for this vote hasn’t been ingested yet.
Education
| University of California, Berkeley | B.A. | 1973 |
| Golden Gate University | M.P.A. | 1976 |
| University of California Hastings College of the Law (now UC College of the Law, San Francisco) | J.D. | 1979 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, O'Neill was assigned 1,180 district-court cases (1981–2020). Median time from filing to termination: 179 days across 1,177 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 571 of O'Neill’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 441 were affirmed, 70 reversed or vacated, and 60 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Lawrence Joseph O'Neill?
- President George W. Bush appointed Lawrence Joseph O'Neill to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California in 2007.
- Was Lawrence Joseph O'Neill appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Lawrence Joseph O'Neill was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Lawrence Joseph O'Neill's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Lawrence Joseph O'Neill 97–0 on February 1, 2007.
- Which court is Lawrence Joseph O'Neill on?
- Lawrence Joseph O'Neill is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Government (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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19 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).