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Janis Lynn Sammartino | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California | |
Assumed office September 21, 2007 | |
Appointed by | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Judith Keep |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | April 24, 1950
Education |
Occidental College (
BA) Notre Dame Law School ( JD) |
Janis Lynn Sammartino (born April 24, 1950) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
Sammartino was born in Philadelphia. She graduated from Occidental College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1972 and later from Notre Dame Law School with a Juris Doctor in 1975. [2]
Following law school graduation, Sammartino worked as a law clerk for St. Joseph County Superior Court Judge Douglas Seely from 1975 to 1976. She was a deputy city attorney of San Diego City Attorney's Office from 1976 to 1994. Sammartino was a judge on the San Diego Municipal Court from 1994 to 1995. She was a judge on the San Diego County Superior Court from 1995 to 2007. [2]
Sammartino was nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of California by President George W. Bush on March 19, 2007, to a seat vacated by the death of Judge Judith Keep. She was confirmed by the Senate on September 10, 2007, on a 99–0 vote [3] and received her commission on September 21, 2007. [2]
On May 17, 2017, Sammartino sentenced Rear Admiral Robert Gilbeau, the first active duty admiral ever convicted of a felony, to 18 months in prison for his involvement in the Fat Leonard scandal, although Gilbeau will still be allowed to continue collecting his nearly $10,000 monthly pension. [4]
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Janis Lynn Sammartino | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California | |
Assumed office September 21, 2007 | |
Appointed by | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Judith Keep |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | April 24, 1950
Education |
Occidental College (
BA) Notre Dame Law School ( JD) |
Janis Lynn Sammartino (born April 24, 1950) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
Sammartino was born in Philadelphia. She graduated from Occidental College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1972 and later from Notre Dame Law School with a Juris Doctor in 1975. [2]
Following law school graduation, Sammartino worked as a law clerk for St. Joseph County Superior Court Judge Douglas Seely from 1975 to 1976. She was a deputy city attorney of San Diego City Attorney's Office from 1976 to 1994. Sammartino was a judge on the San Diego Municipal Court from 1994 to 1995. She was a judge on the San Diego County Superior Court from 1995 to 2007. [2]
Sammartino was nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of California by President George W. Bush on March 19, 2007, to a seat vacated by the death of Judge Judith Keep. She was confirmed by the Senate on September 10, 2007, on a 99–0 vote [3] and received her commission on September 21, 2007. [2]
On May 17, 2017, Sammartino sentenced Rear Admiral Robert Gilbeau, the first active duty admiral ever convicted of a felony, to 18 months in prison for his involvement in the Fat Leonard scandal, although Gilbeau will still be allowed to continue collecting his nearly $10,000 monthly pension. [4]