Gary L. Taylor

Gary Lee Taylor (born December 8, 1938) is a retired United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Gary Lee Taylor
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
In office
December 8, 2004  July 1, 2005
Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
In office
October 1, 1990  December 8, 2004
Appointed byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byFerdinand Francis Fernandez
Succeeded byOtis D. Wright II
Judge of the Orange County Superior Court
In office
1986–1990
Personal details
Born
Gary Lee Hoisington[1]

(1938-12-08) December 8, 1938
Los Angeles, California
Spouse(s)Joanne J. Henrikson[1]
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles (AB)
UCLA School of Law (JD)
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army[1]
Years of service1964-1966[1]
RankCaptain[1]
UnitArmy Judge Advocate General Corps[1]

Education and career

Born Gary Lee Hoisington in Los Angeles, California in 1938 his last name was changed to Taylor in 1945 when he was adopted.[1] Taylor received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1960, and a Juris Doctor from the UCLA School of Law in 1963.

In 1963 he served as an assistant to the Dean of Foreign Students at the University of California, Los Angeles.[1]

He served in the Judge Advocate General's Corps of the United States Army from 1964 to 1966, and was thereafter in private practice until 1986. He was a Judge on the Orange County Superior Court from 1986 to 1990.[2]

Federal judicial service

On August 3, 1990, Taylor was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Central District of California vacated by Judge Ferdinand Francis Fernandez. Taylor was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 28, 1990 and received his commission on October 1, 1990. He assumed senior status on December 8, 2004, and retired from the bench entirely on July 1, 2005. He is currently associated with Judicial Arbitration & Mediation Services.[2]

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Ferdinand Francis Fernandez
Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
1990–2004
Succeeded by
Otis D. Wright II
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