Samuel Conti

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Samuel Conti

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

Education

Bachelor's

University of Santa Clara, 1945

Law

Stanford Law School, 1948

Personal
Birthplace
Los Angeles, Calif.

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Samuel Conti was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. He joined the court in 1970 after being nominated by President Richard Nixon. Conti retired on October 30, 2015.[1][2][3] He died on August 29, 2018.[4]

Early life and eduction

Conti graduated from University of Santa Clara with his bachelor's degree in 1945 and later graduated from Stanford Law School with his Bachelor of Laws degree in 1948.[1]

Professional career

Conti was a private practice attorney licensed in California from 1948 to 1967. In addition to his private practice work, Conti was Chairman of the California Civil Service Board of Appeals from 1956 to 1958 and was City Attorney for the City of Concord from 1960 to 1969. In 1968, Conti joined the Contra Costa County Superior Court, where he served until 1970.[1]

Judicial career

Northern District of California

Conti was nominated by President Richard M. Nixon on October 7, 1970 to a new seat created by 84 Stat. 294 which was created by Congress. Conti was confirmed by the US Senate on October 13, 1970 and received commission on October 16, 1970. Conti later assumed senior status on November 1, 1987.[1]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Federal Judicial Center, "Conti, Samuel," accessed October 30, 2015
  2. ↑ Contra Costa Times, "Bay Area's longest serving federal judge stepping down," October 1, 2015
  3. ↑ Courthouse News Service, "SF Federal Judge Samuel Conti, 93, Set to Retire," October 23, 2015
  4. ↑ Law.com, "Retired Judge Samuel Conti, Longest-Serving in Northern District History, Dies at 96," August 29, 2018
Political offices
Preceded by:
NA-New Seat 		Northern District of California
1970 - 1987
Seat #11 		Succeeded by:
Fern Smith



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