Garland Burrell
2012 - Present
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Garland Ellis Burrell, Jr. is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. He joined the court in 1992 after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush. On July 4, 2012, Burrell assumed senior status after serving on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California for 20 years.[1][2]
Early life and education
Born in Los Angeles, California, Burrell served in the United States Marine Corps from 1966 to 1968 before graduating from California State University-Los Angeles with his bachelor's degree in 1972. Burrell received his J.D. degree from the California Western School of Law in 1976 and earned an M.S.W. from Washington University in St. Louis in 1976.[1][3]
Professional career
- 1990-1992: Chief Attorney, Civil Division, Eastern District of California
- 1986-1990: Senior deputy city attorney, Sacramento County, California
- 1985-1986: Business litigator, Stockman Law Corporation
- 1979-1985: Assistant U.S. attorney/deputy chief, Civil Division, Eastern District of California
- 1978-1979: Deputy city attorney, Sacramento County, California
- 1976-1978: Deputy district attorney, Sacramento County, California[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Eastern District of California
On the recommendation of Senator Pete Wilson, Burrell was nominated to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California by President George H.W. Bush on August 1, 1991, to a new seat created by 104 Stat. 5089, which was approved by Congress. Burrell was confirmed on the unanimous consent of the U.S. Senate on February 27, 1992, and received commission on March 2, 1992.[4] Burrell served as the chief judge of the Court from 2007 to 2008. On July 4, 2012, Burrell assumed senior status after serving on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California for 20 years.[1]
Noteworthy cases
Atheist's First Amendment rights violated (2013)
- See also: United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (Hazle v. Crofoot, D.C. No.2:08-cv-02295-GEB-EFB)
- See also: United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (Hazle v. Crofoot, D.C. No.2:08-cv-02295-GEB-EFB)
Judge Burrell was the presiding judge in a case where Barry Hazle, an Atheist, sued his parole officer for revoking his parole after refusing to participate in a 12-step program that required accepting a higher power. Hazle sued for damages for false imprisonment and violation of his First Amendment rights. Judge Burrell found that there was significant basis for the suit and allowed it to go to a jury for trial. The jury found that Hazle's rights were violated, but awarded no damages. Hazle requested a retrial, which was denied by Judge Burrell, but when he appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals a retrial was awarded.[5]
See also
External links
- Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr.'s Biography at the Federal Judicial Center
- Judge Garland Burrell USDC, EDCA Court Profile
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr.'s Biography at the Federal Judicial Center
- ↑ US Courts Current judicial vacancies
- ↑ Judge Garland Burrell USDC, EDCA Court Profile
- ↑ The Library of Congress, Garland Burrell USDC, EDCA confirmation: PN566-102
- ↑ Court House News, "Atheist Punished in Rehab Deserves Damages," August 26, 2013
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Eastern District of California 1992–2012 Seat #6T |
Succeeded by: Troy L. Nunley
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| 1989 |
Barksdale • Bonner • Buckwalter • Cyr • Fernandez • Garbis • Harmon • Lee • Lindberg • Lodge • Nelson • Nottingham • Plager • Rosen • Rymer • Smith • Spatt • Thomas • VanBebber • J. Walker • V. Walker • Wiener • Wright | ||
| 1990 |
Alito • Amon • Birch • Boudin • Cleland • Clevenger • Dubina • Hamilton • Henderson • Hood • Hornby • Jones • Kent • Levi • Loken • Lourie • Martin • McBryde • McClure • McKenna • McLaughlin • McNamee • Moreno • Mullen • Nelson • Nickerson • Niemeyer • Norton • Parker • Pickering • Rader • Rainey • Randolph • Shanstrom • Shedd • Shubb • Singleton • Skretny • Souter • Sparr • Stahl • Stamp • Suhrheinrich • Taylor • Vollmer • Ware • Wilson | ||
| 1991 |
Albritton • Andersen • Armstrong • Arnold • Bartle • Bassler • Batchelder • Beckwith • Belot • Benson • Blackburn • Bramlette • Brody • Brody • Burrell • Carnes • Caulfield • Cauthron • Clement • Collier • Conway • Cooper • Dalzell • DeMent • DeMoss • Doherty • Echols • Edmunds • Faber • Freeh • Gaitan • Garza • Graham • Haik • Hamilton • Hansen • Hendren • Herlong • Highsmith • Hogan • Huff • Hurley • Irenas • Johnson • Joyner • Kelly • Kleinfeld • Legg • Leonard • Lewis • Longstaff • Lungstrum • Luttig • Matia • McCalla • McDade • McKeague • McKelvie • Means • Merryday • Moore • Morgan • Nielsen • Nimmons • Osteen Sr. • Padova • Payne • Reinhard • Robinson • Robreno • Roll • Roth • Schlesinger • Scullin • Siler • Solis • Sotomayor • Sparks • Stohr • Thomas • Traxler • Trimble • Ungaro • Van Sickle • Wanger • Werlein • Whyte • Yohn | ||
| 1992 |
Baird • Barbadoro • Black • Boudin • Carnes • Covello • DiClerico • Gilbert • Gonzalez • Gorton • Hansen • Heyburn • Jackson • Jacobs • Keeley • Kendall • Kopf • Kyle • Lewis • McAuliffe • McLaughlin • Melloy • Preska • Quist • Randa • Rosenthal • Rovner • Schall • Sedwick • Simandle • Stahl • Vratil • Williams | ||
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California
State courts:
California Supreme Court • California Courts of Appeal • California Superior Courts
State resources:
Courts in California • California judicial elections • Judicial selection in California
