Oliver Winston Wanger

Judge Oliver Winston Wanger

Personal

Birthday:

1940

Birthplace:

Los Angeles, CA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Marine Corps Reserve sergeant, 1960-1967
Deputy district attorney, Fresno County, California, 1967-1969
Adjunct professor, Humphrey College of Law, 1968-1969
Private practice, Fresno, California, 1969-1991, 2011-
Adjunct professor, San Joaquin College of Law, Fresno, California, 1970-1991; dean, 1980-1983
City attorney, Mendota, California, 1975-1980
Judge pro tem, Superior Court of California, County of Fresno, 1988
Settlement conference judge pro tem, Superior Court of California, County of Fresno, 1989

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, September 21, 1990; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

University of Southern California

Degree:

B.S.

Degree Year:

1963

Name of School - Second:

University of California Berkeley School of Law

Berkeley Law is a community of thinkers and doers exuberantly engaged in life. We are one of the nation's premier law schools, located at one of the world's great universities, in one of the most vibrant places on the planet. At Berkeley Law, we are committed to absolute top-tier education and scholarship. And we are equally committed to using our substantial intellectual capital to help solve real-world problems and to create a more just society. One of our distinguishing features is the extraordinary degree to which our students and faculty partner with people beyond the school: identifying challenges, creating alliances, solving problems, and sparking change.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1966

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of California

Court Name:

California Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

George H.W. Bush

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

3/25/1991

Retirement from Active Service:

5/31/2006

Termination Date:

10/1/2011

Termination Reason:

Retirement