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Francis C. Whelan

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California · 1964–1966

Francis C. Whelan , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Francis C. Whelan (December 11, 1907 – August 22, 1991) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California and the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

Education

  • San Diego State CollegeB.A., 1928
  • University of California, Berkeley, School of JurisprudenceJ.D., LL.B., 1932

Career

Private practice, San Diego, California, 1932-1935; Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of California, 1935-1939; Special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, 1939-1948; Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1948-1961; U.S. attorney for the Southern District of California, 1961-1964

Biography

Francis C. Whelan (December 11, 1907 – August 22, 1991) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California and the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

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