Anthony Joseph Battaglia (born April 10, 1949) is a
senior
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* Senior (name), a surname ...
United States district judge of the
United States District Court for the Southern District of California and a former
United States magistrate judge of the same court.
Biography
Battaglia was born in 1949, in
San Diego, California.
[Senate Judiciary Committee Questionnaire: Anthony Joseph Battaglia]
(May 18, 2010). He took classes at
San Diego Mesa College
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before transferring to
United States International University, where he graduated in 1971 with a
Bachelor of Arts.
[President Obama Names Three to United States District Court]
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'' (May 20, 2010). Battaglia then earned his
Juris Doctor
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from
California Western School of Law in 1974.
[Hon. Anthony J. Battaglia '74 Nominated to Seat on U.S. District Court]
, ''California Western School of Law News'' (May 21, 2010).
Career
From 1974 to 1980, Battaglia practiced with the Law Offices of John Marin then as a sole practitioner from 1980 to 1991, and finally with the firm of Battaglia, Fitzpatrick & Battaglia from 1991 to 1993.
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Federal judicial service
In 1993, Battaglia was selected to serve as a United States magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.[Greg Moran]
Obama nominates federal judge in San Diego
'' The San Diego Union-Tribune'' (May 20, 2010).[ to fill the seat vacated by Judge James Lorenz.][ He was renominated at the beginning of the 112th Congress. On February 4, 2011, Battaglia was unanimously approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee. On March 7, 2011, the Senate confirmed his nomination by a 89–0 vote.]
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1949 births
California Western School of Law alumni
Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
Living people
United States district court judges appointed by Barack Obama
21st-century American judges
United States International University alumni
United States magistrate judges
American people of Italian descent
San Diego Mesa College alumni