Frank Cadmus Damrell Jr. (born July 6, 1938) is a former

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of the

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. He is also a Trustee of the

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. In CAPEEM v. Noonan, he extended the right of educational entities to use the n-word with immunity from challenges under the Equal Protection Clause to school textbooks adopted by the State Board of Education, a right that had been granted to the Board of Education for use in literary works due to the ruling in Monteiro v. Tempe Union.

Early life and education

Born in Modesto,

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, Damrell received a

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degree from the

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in 1961 and a

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from

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in 1964.

Career

Damrell was a deputy in the Office of the State Attorney General of California from 1964 to 1966. He was a deputy district attorney of Office of the District Attorney, California from 1966 to 1968. He was in private practice in Modesto from 1968 to 1997.

Federal judicial service

Damrell is a former United States District Judge of the

. Damrell was nominated by President

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on July 24, 1997, to a seat vacated by

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. He was confirmed by the

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on November 9, 1997, and received his commission on November 12, 1997. When he was appointed to the court, his connections to the Gallo family generated controversy. He assumed

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on December 31, 2008. He retired on December 1, 2011.

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