Lawrence Joseph O`Neill

Judge Lawrence Joseph O`Neill

Personal

Birthday:

1952

Birthplace:

Oakland, CA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Police officer, San Leandro, California, 1973-1976
Law clerk, Hon. Robert F. Kane, California Court of Appeal, First District, 1979
Private practice, Fresno, California, 1979-1990
Adjunct professor, San Joaquin College of Law, 1986-1992
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Fresno, 1990-1999

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, August 2, 2006; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

University of California, Berkeley

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1973

Name of School - Second:

Golden Gate University

Degree - Second:

M.P.A.

Degree Year - Second:

1976

Name of School - Third:

University of California, Hastings College of the Law

University of California Hastings College of the Law is a public, coeducational, full-time law school in downtown San Francisco. We are one of the top-rated law schools in the United States. Hastings was founded in 1878 as the first law department of the University of California and is one of the most exciting and vibrant legal education centers in the nation. Our faculty are nationally renowned as both teachers and scholars.

Degree - Third:

J.D.

Degree Year - Third:

1979

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of California

Court Name:

California Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

George W. Bush

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

2/2/2007

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S District Court, Eastern District of California, 1999-2007