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Gordon Thompson Jr.

California Southern District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

Born 1929 in San Diego, CA

Died 2015

FJC ID: 2375

Gordon Thompson Jr. (December 28, 1929 – July 5, 2015) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, San Diego, California
    1960–1970
  2. San Diego County, California
    Deputy district attorney · 1957–1960

Appointments

  1. California Southern District Court
    1970–2015 · Appointed by Richard M. Nixon (Republican)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. Southwestern University School of Law
    LL.B. · 1956
  2. University of Southern California
    B.S. · 1951