Dean Pregerson

Dean Pregerson
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
Incumbent
Assumed office January 28, 2016
Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
In office August 1, 1996 – January 28, 2016
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	A. Wallace Tashima
Succeeded by	vacant
Personal details
Born	Dean Douglas Pregerson January 28, 1951 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater	University of California, Los Angeles UC Davis School of Law

Dean Douglas Pregerson (born January 28, 1951) is a Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Biography

Born in Los Angeles, California, Pregerson received a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1972 and a J.D. from the UC Davis School of Law in 1976. He was a Parole Hearing Officer with the California Department of Corrections in 1977. He was in private practice in Ventura, California in 1978. He was an assistant public defender in Agana, Guam from 1978 to 1981, and in private practice there until 1982. He was also in private practice in Napa, California in 1982. He was in private practice in Los Angeles, California from 1983 to 1985. He was a Vice President and general counsel, The Torrance Company, California in 1985. He was in private practice in Los Angeles, California from 1986 to 1996.

Federal judicial service

Pregerson is a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Pregerson was nominated by President Bill Clinton on January 26, 1996, to a seat vacated by A. Wallace Tashima. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 24, 1996, and received his commission on August 1, 1996. He assumed senior status on January 28, 2016.

Notable cases

Judge Pregerson has been involved in many cases related to the entertainment industry, the use of concealed stun belts on prisoners in court, as well as the planned completion of the I-710 Freeway.^[1]

Personal life

Pregerson's father, Harry Pregerson, is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In December 2013, Pregerson's son, David, aged 23, was killed by a hit and run driver while walking home in the Pacific Palisades community of Los Angeles.^[2][3]

References

1. "FEATURED ARTICLES ABOUT DEAN PREGERSON". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
2. Winton, Richard (January 2, 2014). "Son of federal judge killed in Pacific Palisades hit-and-run". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
3. Stevens, Matt (May 1, 2014). "Man held in fatal hit-and-run of federal judge's son, police say". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 30, 2014.

Sources

• Dean Pregerson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.