Anthony Ishii

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Anthony Ishii
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Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (senior status)
Tenure

2012 - Present

Years in position

12

Prior offices
United States District Court for the Eastern District of California

Education

Bachelor's

Reedley Junior College, 1966

Graduate

University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy, 1970

Law

University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, 1973

Personal
Birthplace
Santa Ana, Calif.
Contact

Official website 

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Anthony W. Ishii is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. He joined the court in 1997 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. Ishii was the chief judge of the court from 2008 until 2012. Ishii is serving on senior status as of October 31, 2012.[1]

Education

Ishii graduated from Reedley Junior College with his bachelor's degree in 1966 and later earned a pharmacy degree at the University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy in 1970. He earned a J.D. degree from the University of California-Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law in 1973.[1]

Professional career

  • 1994-1997: Municipal judge, Central Valley Municipal Court, Fresno County
  • 1983-1993: Judge, Parlier-Selma Judicial District of California
  • 1979-1983: Attorney in private practice
  • 1979: Deputy public defender, Fresno County Public Defender's Office
  • 1975: Deputy city attorney, Sacramento City Attorney's Office[1]

Judicial nominations and appointments

Eastern District of California

On the recommendation of Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, Ishii was nominated by President Bill Clinton on February 12, 1997, to a seat vacated by Judge Robert Coyle. Coyle assumed senior status at that time. Ishii was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 9, 1997, on a majority voice vote and received commission on November 14, 1997.[2] Ishii served as the chief judge from 2008 until October 31, 2012.[1] He assumed senior status on October 31, 2012.

Noteworthy cases

Judge finds10-day waiting period to purchase weapons unconstitutional—in certain cases (2014)

Californians who want to buy a gun and have previously passed background checks no longer have to wait 10 days to complete the transaction. Brandon Combs, executive director of the Calguns Foundation, said that this ruling is a step in the direction of restoring Constitutional gun rights in California. He, several other individual plaintiffs and several organizations filed this lawsuit over two years ago.

Judge Anthony Ishii agreed with the plaintiffs that the waiting period serves no purpose once a person has already gone through the process of buying a gun previously. Ishii’s opinion, however, was specific in stating that his finding of unconstitutionality applies only to the 10-day waiting period for prior gun purchasers; it does not apply to first-time gun buyers. Further, while the plaintiffs raised two constitutional arguments, the obvious Second Amendment and a 14th Amendment equal protection argument, Judge Ishii only addressed the Second Amendment issue.

Plaintiffs pointed out that the state opted out of a federal program that would have allowed it to determine instantly if a person fails to pass the background check. California has had a waiting period of various durations on the purchase of firearms since 1923.

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Federal Judicial Center, "Judge Ishii's Biography"
  2. ↑ THOMAS, "Nomination of Anthony W. Ishii," February 12, 2009
Political offices
Preceded by:
Robert Coyle 		Eastern District of California
1997–2012
Seat #1 		Succeeded by:
Dale A. Drozd



California courts

Federal courts:

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California

State courts:

California Supreme Court • California Courts of Appeal • California Superior Courts

State resources:

Courts in California • California judicial elections • Judicial selection in California

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