Edward John Davila (born June 21, 1952) is an American lawyer who serves as a
United States district judge of the
. He was previously a state court judge on the
Santa Clara County Superior Court
The Superior Court of California for and in the County of Santa Clara is the state trial court in and for Santa Clara County, California.
The Santa Clara Superior Court serves the public by providing equal justice for all in a fair, accessible, ...
from 2001 to 2011.
Early life and education
Davila was born in
Palo Alto, California. He received a
Bachelor of Arts from
San Diego State University in 1976.
He then attended the
University of California, Hastings College of the Law and earned his
Juris Doctor
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and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...
in 1979.
Legal career
From 1981 to 1988, he served as a deputy public defender in the Santa Clara County Public Defender's Office and later in private practice at the law firm of Davila & Polverino from 1988 to 2001.[
]
Judicial career
State judicial service
On August 8, 2001, Governor Gray Davis
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appointed Davila to serve as a judge on the Superior Court of Santa Clara County.[New judges named]
''Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal
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'' (August 8, 2001).[
]
Federal judicial service
During the 111th Congress
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, Senator Barbara Boxer
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recommended Davila to fill the vacancy created by Judge Marilyn Hall Patel, who assumed senior status.[Bob Egelko]
Obama nominates Edward Davila for federal bench
'' San Francisco Chronicle'' (May 21, 2010).[Presidential Nomination no]
PN1813-111
''Edward J. Davila, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California, vice Marilyn Hall Patel, retired,'' May 20, 2010 (111th Congress) On May 20, 2010, President Barack Obama formally nominated Davila to the Northern District of California.[ The Senate Judiciary Committee recommended his confirmation on December 1, 2010, but the Senate decided to recess without confirming him.][Presidential Nomination no]
PN21-112
, ''Edward J. Davila, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California, vice Marilyn Hall Patel, retired,'' January 05, 2011 (112th Congress) That nomination was approved by the Judiciary Committee on February 3, and he was confirmed by the Senate on February 14, 2011 by a 93–0 vote. He received his commission on March 3, 2011.Sunny Balwani
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.fraud
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in January 2022 and sentenced to 11.25 years (135 months) in prison on November 18, 2022,
Personal life
Davila is married to Mary Greenwood, who formerly served as Santa Clara County Public Defender
A public defender is a lawyer appointed to represent people who otherwise cannot reasonably afford to hire a lawyer to defend themselves in a trial. Several countries provide people with public defenders, including the UK, Hungary and Singapore, ...
and is presiding justice of the California Court of Appeal for the Sixth District. They reside in Menlo Park, California.[
]
See also
* List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists
References
External links
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1952 births
Living people
21st-century American judges
California state court judges
Hispanic and Latino American judges
Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
People from Menlo Park, California
People from Palo Alto, California
Public defenders
San Diego State University alumni
Superior court judges in the United States
United States district court judges appointed by Barack Obama
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco alumni