Janis Lynn Sammartino
Janis Lynn Sammartino | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California | |
| Assumed office September 21, 2007 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Judith Keep |
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| Born | April 24, 1950[1] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Occidental College (AB) Notre Dame Law School (JD) |
Janis Lynn Sammartino (born April 24, 1950) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
Early life and education[]
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sammartino graduated from Occidental College with her Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1972 and later from Notre Dame Law School with a Juris Doctor in 1975.
Legal career[]
Following law school graduation, Sammartino worked as a law clerk for St. Joseph County Superior Court Judge Douglas Seely from 1975 to 1976. She was a deputy city attorney of San Diego City Attorney's Office, California from 1976 to 1994. Sammartino was a judge on the San Diego Municipal Court from 1994 to 1995. She was a judge on the San Diego County Superior Court from 1995 to 2007.
Judicial career[]
Sammartino was nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of California by President George W. Bush on March 19, 2007 to a seat vacated Judith Keep. Sammartino was confirmed by the Senate on September 10, 2007 on a Senate vote and received commission on September 21, 2007.
On May 17, 2017, U.S. District Judge Sammartino sentenced Rear Admiral Robert Gilbeau, the first active duty admiral ever convicted of a felony, to 18 months in prison for his involvement in the Fat Leonard scandal, although Gilbeau will still be allowed to continue collecting his nearly $10,000 monthly pension.[2]
References[]
- ^ Congressional Record, September 10, 2007
- ^ Craig Whitlock; Tony Perry (17 May 2017). "Former admiral sentenced to 18 months in 'Fat Leonard' case". The Washington Post. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
Sources[]
- Janis Lynn Sammartino at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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