Virginia A. Phillips
| Virginia A. Phillips | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California | |
| Assumed office November 15, 1999 |
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| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | William M. Byrne, Jr. |
| Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California | |
| In office 1995–1999 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | February 14, 1957 Orange, California, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | John A. Phillips (1980–1998) (his death) |
| Alma mater | University of California, Riverside UC Berkeley School of Law |
Virginia A. Phillips (born February 14, 1957) is a judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
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Early life and education
Born (as Virginia Ettinger)[1] and raised in Orange, California,[2] Phillips received a B.A. from the University of California, Riverside, in 1979 and a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law in 1982. She was in private practice in Riverside, California, from 1982 to 1991. She was a Commissioner for the Riverside County Superior Court from 1991 to 1995.
Judicial service
In 1995, Phillips became a United States magistrate judge for the Central District of California. On January 26, 1999, Phillips was nominated by President Bill Clinton to be a district judge for the Central District, a seat vacated by William M. Byrne, Jr. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 10, 1999, and received her commission on November 15, 1999.
Notable cases
On September 9, 2010, Phillips ruled that the U.S. Department of Defense's "don't ask, don't tell" policy is unconstitutional in the case Log Cabin Republicans v. United States of America.[3] On October 12, Phillips issued a permanent worldwide injunction ordering the military to immediately "suspend and discontinue any investigation, or discharge, separation, or other proceeding, that may have been commenced" under "don't ask, don't tell".[4][5] The Ninth Circuit stayed the injunction pending appeal[6] but on July 6, 2011, lifted the stay.[7] On September 29, 2011, the Ninth Circuit vacated the district court's decision, ruling that the legislative repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" had rendered the case moot.[8][9]
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External links
- Virginia A. Phillips at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Woman In the News | Virginia A. Phillips, A Judge Lauded as No-Nonsense and Scholarly (New York Times, September 10, 2010)
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California 1999–present |
Incumbent |
- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
- 1957 births
- Living people
- American women judges
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
- United States district court judges appointed by Bill Clinton
- United States magistrate judges
- University of California, Riverside alumni
- University of California, Berkeley School of Law alumni
- People from Orange, California
