Gary Allen Feess (born March 13, 1948) is a former United States district judge of the

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Education and career

Feess was born in

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. He received a

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degree from

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in 1970 and a

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from the

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in 1974. He was in private practice in

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from 1974 to 1979, from 1987 to 1988, and again from 1989 to 1996. He was an

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in the Central District of California from 1979 to 1987 and Chief Assistant United States Attorney from 1988 to 1989. Later, he was a general counsel for the Christopher Commission. He was a judge on the Los Angeles Superior Court from 1996 to 1999.

Federal judicial service

Feess was nominated by President

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on January 26, 1999, to a

seat that had been vacated by James M. Ideman. Feess was confirmed by the

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on June 30, 1999, and received his commission on July 7, 1999. In 2000, Feess was selected to be the judge in charge of implementing the

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filed against the

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in the aftermath of the

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and the Rampart scandal. Feess assumed senior status on March 13, 2014. He retired from active service on January 5, 2015.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Feess, Gary Allen 1948 births Living people Assistant United States attorneys Judges of the United States District Court for the Central District of California Ohio State University alumni People from Alliance, Ohio Superior court judges in the United States United States district court judges appointed by Bill Clinton UCLA School of Law alumni 20th-century American judges 21st-century American judges