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Edward John Garcia (November 24, 1928 – April 29, 2023) was a
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of the
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.


Education and career

Garcia was born on November 24, 1928, in
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,
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. Garcia was in the
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in the aftermath of
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, from 1946 to 1949. He received an
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degree from
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in 1951 and a
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from
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at the University of the Pacific in 1958. He was a deputy district attorney of
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, California from 1959 to 1972, serving as a supervisor in that office from 1964 to 1969, and chief of that office from 1969 to 1972. He was a judge on the Sacramento Municipal Court, California from 1972 to 1984.


Federal judicial service

On February 16, 1984, Garcia was nominated by President
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to a seat on the
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vacated by Judge Philip Charles Wilkins. Garcia was confirmed by the
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on March 13, 1984, and received his commission on March 14, 1984. He assumed senior status on November 24, 1996. He retired into inactive senior status on November 30, 2012.


See also

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