Edward John Davila

Personal

Birthday: 
1952
Birthplace: 
Palo Alto, CA
Race or Ethnicity: 
Hispanic
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Deputy public defender, Santa Clara County, California, 1981-1988
Private practice, San Jose, California, 1988-2001
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, 2001-2011

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, May 20, 2010; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School: 
California State University, San Diego
Degree: 
B.A.
Degree Year: 
1976
Name of School - Second: 

University of California, Hastings College of the Law

University of California Hastings College of the Law is a public, coeducational, full-time law school in downtown San Francisco. We are one of the top-rated law schools in the United States. Hastings was founded in 1878 as the first law department of the University of California and is one of the most exciting and vibrant legal education centers in the nation. Our faculty are nationally renowned as both teachers and scholars.

Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1979

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Northern District of California
Court Name: 

California Northern District Court

President Nominating: 
Barack Obama
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
3/3/2011