Garland Ellis Burrell Jr. (born July 4, 1947) is an inactive

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of the

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Biography

Born in

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, Burrell was in the

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during the

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, from 1966 to 1968. He received a

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degree from

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, in 1972, a

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from the

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in 1976, and a

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from

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in 1976. In 1972, he was the manager of a liquor store based in

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. From 1974 to 1976 he served as a law clerk for three different organizations and law firms before becoming a legal intern with the San Diego District Attorney's Office in 1976. He was a deputy district attorney of

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, California from 1976 to 1978, and then a deputy city attorney for that city from 1978 to 1979. He was a deputy chief of the Civil Division of the

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's Office for the Eastern District of California from 1979 to 1985. He was a business litigator, Stockman Law Corporation from 1985 to 1986. He was a senior deputy attorney of Sacramento from 1986 to 1990, and then returned to the United States Attorney's Office as chief of the Civil Division until 1992.

Federal judicial service

On August 1, 1991, Burrell was nominated by President

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to a new seat on the

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on February 27, 1992, and received his commission on March 2, 1992. He served as chief judge of the district from 2007 to 2008. Burrell assumed

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effective July 4, 2012. He assumed inactive senior status in 2020.

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