Federal service record

John Skylstead Rhoades, Sr.

Latest appointment on record: Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Born 1925 · Died 2007 (per the source below).

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Service

Appointments and dates

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California October 28, 1985 – September 3, 2007

Appointed by: Ronald Reagan
Nominated: September 27, 1985
Confirmed by the Senate: October 25, 1985
Commissioned: October 28, 1985
Took senior status: November 4, 1995
Senate vote: Voice vote
Service ended: Death

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges →

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