American judge (born 1957)
Virginia Anne Phillips
Assumed office In office Preceded by George H. King Succeeded by Cormac J. Carney In office Appointed by Bill Clinton Preceded by William Matthew Byrne Jr. Succeeded by Wesley Hsu In office
Born Virginia Anne Ettinger
(1957-02-14 ) February 14, 1957 (age 67) Orange, California , U.S.Education University of California, Riverside (BA )University of California, Berkeley (JD )
Virginia Anne Phillips (née Ettinger ; born February 14, 1957) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California .
Early life and education
Born (as Virginia Ettinger)[ 1] Orange, California ,[ 2] Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Riverside , in 1979 and a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law in 1982.
Career
Phillips was in private practice in Riverside, California , from 1982 to 1991. She was a Commissioner for the Riverside County Superior Court from 1991 to 1995.
Federal judicial service
In 1995, Phillips became a United States magistrate judge of the Central District of California. On January 26, 1999, Phillips was nominated by President Bill Clinton to be a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California , to a seat vacated by Judge William Matthew Byrne Jr. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 10, 1999, and received her commission on November 15, 1999. Phillips served as chief judge from July 1, 2016 to May 31, 2020.[ 3] [ 4] senior status on February 14, 2022, her 65th birthday.
Notable cases
On September 9, 2010, Phillips ruled that the United States Department of Defense 's "don't ask, don't tell " policy is unconstitutional in the case Log Cabin Republicans v. United States of America [ 5] injunction ordering the military to immediately "suspend and discontinue any investigation, or discharge, separation, or other proceeding, that may have been commenced" under "don't ask, don't tell".[ 6] [ 7] Ninth Circuit stayed the injunction pending appeal[ 8] [ 9] moot .[ 10] [ 11]
References
^ "Judge in "Don't ask" case: activist or model jurist?" . Sign On San Diego . 2010-10-15. Retrieved 2010-11-03 .^ Mark Thompson (2010-10-19). "The Widow Judge Who Ended "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" . Time . Archived from the original on October 22, 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-03 . ^ "Judge Virginia A. Phillips Succeeds Judge George H. King as Chief Judge - Central District of California - United States District Court" . www.cacd.uscourts.gov .^ "Judge Cormac J. Carney Succeeds Judge Virginia A. Phillips as Chief Judge of the Central District of California" (Press release). June 1, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020 .^ Schwartz, John (September 9, 2010). "Judge Rules That Military Policy Violates Rights of Gays" . The New York Times . Retrieved September 10, 2010 . ^ Adam Levine (October 12, 2010). "Judge orders military to stop enforcing 'don't ask, don't tell' . CNN . Retrieved October 12, 2010 . ^ ^ "Ninth Circuit Order" (PDF) .^ "DADT Repeal: Court Orders Immediate Halt To Gay Military Ban" . Huffington Post . July 6, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011 .^ Levine, Dan (September 29, 2011). "U.S. court vacates ruling on gays in military" . Reuters. Retrieved October 24, 2011 . ^ "Ninth Circuit opinion" (PDF) . September 29, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2011 .
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