Fred Kunzel

Prior offices:

United States District Court for the Southern District of California

Years in office: 1959 - 1969

Education

Bachelor's

Stanford University, 1925

Law

Stanford Law School, 1927

Personal

Birthplace

Buffalo, NY

Fred Kunzel (1901-1969) was afederal judge on theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of California.

Kunzel was nominated by PresidentDwight Eisenhower on February 16, 1959, to a seat vacated byJacob Weinberger; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 9, 1959, and received his commission onSeptember 10th. From 1967-1969, he served as thechief judge. He served the Southern District of California until his death onNovember 19, 1969. Kunzel was succeeded in this position byHoward Turrentine.

Early life and education

• Stanford University, A.B., 1925
• Stanford Law School, J.D., 1927

Professional career

• U.S. Army Private, 1917-1919
• Private practice, San Diego, California, 1928-1959
• U.S. Naval Reserve Commander, 1942-1945

Judicial nominations and appointments

Southern District of California

Kunzel was nominated by PresidentDwight Eisenhower on February 16, 1959, to a seat vacated byJacob Weinberger^[1]; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 9, 1959, and received his commission onSeptember 10th. From 1967-1969, he served as thechief judge. He served the Southern District of California until his death onNovember 19, 1969. Kunzel was succeeded in this position byHoward Turrentine.

External links

• Kunzel's Biography from theFederal Judicial Center

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of California
Active judges	Chief Judge: Dana Sabraw  •  Janis Sammartino  •  Cathy Bencivengo  •  Cynthia A. Bashant  •  Ruth Bermudez Montenegro  •  Andrew Schopler  •  James Simmons (California)  •  Todd Robinson (California)  •  Linda Lopez (California)  •  Jinsook Ohta  •  Robert Huie
Senior judges	Michael Anello  •  Roger Benitez  •  William Hayes  •  Thomas Whelan  •  John Houston (California)  •  Barry Moskowitz  •  Jeffrey Miller  •  James Lorenz  •  Marilyn Huff  •  Anthony J. Battaglia  •  Gonzalo Curiel  •
Magistrate judges	Barbara Major  •  Karen Crawford  •  Bernard Skomal  •  Jill L. Burkhardt  •  Mitchell D. Dembin  •  Michael Berg (federal magistrate judge)  •  Allison Goddard  •  Daniel Butcher (California)  •
Former Article III judges	Erskine Mayo Ross  •  James Marshall Carter  •  Ogden Hoffman  •  James McHall Jones  •  Isaac Stockton Keith Ogier  •  Fletcher Mathews Haight  •  Olin Wellborn  •  Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe  •  Oscar Trippet  •  William James  •  Irma Gonzalez (federal judge)  •  Rudi Brewster  •  Gordon Thompson  •  Larry Burns  •  Napoleon Jones  •  Edward Henning  •  Paul John McCormick  •  John Clifford Wallace  •  George Cosgrave  •  Harry Aaron Hollzer  •  Albert Lee Stephens, Sr.  •  Leon Rene Yankwich  •  Ralph Jenney  •  Campbell Beaumont  •  Albert Lee Stephens, Jr.  •  William Byrne, Sr.  •  Charles Carr  •  Thurmond Clarke  •  Elisha Crary  •  Jesse Curtis  •  William Gray (California)  •  Peirson Hall  •  Andrew Hauk  •  Irving Hill  •  Reuben Brooks  •  Leo Papas  •  Francis Whelan  •  Earl Gilliam  •  Lawrence Irving  •  Judith Keep  •  Fred Kunzel  •  William Mathes  •  Leland Nielsen  •  James O'Connor (California)  •  John Rhoades  •  Edward Schwartz  •  Ernest Tolin  •  Jacob Weinberger  •  Harry Westover  •  Howard Turrentine  •  Benjamin Harrison (Federal Judge)  •
Former Chief judges	James Marshall Carter  •  Irma Gonzalez (federal judge)  •  Gordon Thompson  •  Larry Burns  •  Marilyn Huff  •  Paul John McCormick  •  Leon Rene Yankwich  •  William Byrne, Sr.  •  Thurmond Clarke  •  Peirson Hall  •  Judith Keep  •  Fred Kunzel  •  William Mathes  •  Edward Schwartz  •  Howard Turrentine  •  Benjamin Harrison (Federal Judge)  •

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