Edward Dean Price

Edward Dean Price (February 12, 1919 – November 3, 1997) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.

Edward Dean Price
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
In office December 31, 1989 – November 3, 1997
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
In office December 20, 1979 – December 31, 1989
Appointed by	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Seat established by 92 Stat. 1629
Succeeded by	David F. Levi
Personal details
Born	Edward Dean Price February 12, 1919 Sanger, California
Died	November 3, 1997 (aged 78)
Education	University of California, Berkeley (AB) UC Berkeley School of Law (LLB)

Education and career

Born in Sanger, California, Price received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1947 and a Bachelor of Laws from the UC Berkeley School of Law in 1949. He was in the United States Army during World War II, from 1942 to 1946. He was in private practice in Modesto, California from 1949 to 1979.[1]

Federal judicial service

Price was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on November 1, 1979, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 19, 1979, and received his commission on December 20, 1979. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1989. Price served in that capacity until his death on November 3, 1997.[1]

References

1. Edward Dean Price at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

• Edward Dean Price at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.