Valerie Baker Fairbank

Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank

Personal

Birthday:

1949

Birthplace:

Minneapolis, MN

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Female

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1975-1977, 1980-1986
Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 1977-1980
Judge, Los Angeles [California] Municipal Court, 1986-1987
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 1987-2007

Appointed as Valerie L. Baker

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, May 4, 2006; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

University of California, Santa Barbara

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1971

Name of School - Second:

University of California, Santa Barbara

Degree - Second:

M.A.

Degree Year - Second:

1972

Name of School - Third:

University of California Los Angeles School of Law

UCLA School of Law is the youngest top law school in the nation. At fifty-five years old, our school has never felt bound by outmoded ideas of how law should be taught or studied. Instead, beginning in the 1950s, UCLA created its own tradition - a tradition of innovation. We maintain this tradition persistently, building off our past successes as we propel our school, and students, into a future of unparalleled distinction.

Degree - Third:

J.D.

Degree Year - Third:

1975

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Central District of California

Court Name:

California Central District Court

President Nominating:

George W. Bush

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

2/16/2007

Retirement from Active Service:

3/1/2012