Lloyd D. George

Lloyd D. George
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada
In office December 1, 1997 – October 7, 2020
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada
In office 1992–1997
Preceded by	Edward Cornelius Reed Jr.
Succeeded by	Howard D. McKibben
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada
In office May 3, 1984 – December 1, 1997
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Roger D. Foley
Succeeded by	Johnnie B. Rawlinson
Judge of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
In office 1980–1984
Appointed by	Ninth Circuit
Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada
In office 1974–1984
Appointed by	Ninth Circuit
Personal details
Born	Lloyd Dee George (1930-02-22)February 22, 1930 Montpelier, Idaho
Died	October 7, 2020(2020-10-07) (aged 90) Las Vegas, Nevada
Education	Brigham Young University (B.S.) UC Berkeley School of Law (J.D.)

Lloyd Dee George (February 22, 1930 – October 7, 2020) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada and the namesake of the Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Education and career[]

Born in Montpelier, Idaho,^[1][2] George was raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, and was the class president of the 1948 class of Las Vegas High School. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Brigham Young University in 1955 and, after serving in the United States Air Force from 1955 to 1958, received a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law in 1961. He was in private practice in Las Vegas from 1961 to 1974, and was also a justice of the peace for Clark County, Nevada from 1962 to 1969.^[3]

Federal judicial service[]

George was a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Nevada from 1974 to 1984, serving on the Ninth Circuit United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panels from 1980 to 1984.^[3]

On April 18, 1984, George was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Nevada vacated by Judge Roger D. Foley. George was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 30, 1984, and received his commission on May 3, 1984. He served as Chief Judge from 1992 to 1997, and assumed senior status on December 1, 1997.^[3] He died on October 7, 2020.^[4]

Religion and honors[]

George was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served as a missionary in Wisconsin and Illinois for the Church. The Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse in Las Vegas, Nevada is named in his honor as well as the State Bar of Nevada's Lloyd D. George Professionalism Award and the William S. Boyd School of Law's Judge Lloyd George Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition.^{[citation needed]}

Awards and honors[]

The Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse is located in Las Vegas, Nevada.

• Alumni Distinguished Service Award, Brigham Young University (1980)
• Silver Beaver Award, Boy Scouts of America
• Liberty Bell Award for Public Service
• Presidential Citation, Brigham Young University (2001)^[5]
• Jensen Public Service Award, Boalt Hall, University of California, Berkeley (2005)
• John C Mowbray Humanitarian of the Year Award, Notre Dame Club
• Jurist of the Year Award, Federal Bar Association
• Champion of a Lifetime Award, Clark County Law Foundation (2016)

References[]

Sources[]

• Lloyd D. George at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• Church News, December 9, 2000.^{[full citation needed]}