Virginia A. Phillips
Personal
Private practice, Riverside, California, 1982-1991
Commissioner, Superior Court of California, County of Riverside, 1991-1995
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, May 11, 1998; no Senate vote
Education
University of California Berkeley School of Law
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Judicial Career
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1995-1999