Eugene F. Lynch (December 2, 1931 – October 9, 2019) was a

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of the

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Education and career

Born in

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, Lynch received a

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degree from the

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in 1953 and a

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from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1958. He was in the

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from 1953 to 1955 and became a captain. He was in private practice in San Francisco from 1959 to 1971. He was a judge on the Municipal Court of San Francisco, California from 1971 to 1974. He was a judge on the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco, California from 1974 to 1982.

Federal judicial service

Lynch was nominated by President

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on January 25, 1982, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge

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. He was confirmed by the

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on March 4, 1982, and received his commission on March 9, 1982. He assumed

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on March 14, 1997. Lynch served in that capacity until his retirement from the federal bench on July 12, 1997.

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