Garr Michael King | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon | |
Assumed office January 30, 2009 |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon | |
In office April 27, 1998 – January 30, 2009 |
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Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Helen J. Frye |
Succeeded by | Marco A. Hernandez |
Personal details | |
Born |
Garr Michael King January 28, 1936 Pocatello, Idaho |
Education |
University of Utah Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College LL.B. |
Garr Michael King (born January 28, 1936) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.
King was born on January 28, 1936 in Pocatello, Idaho. After attending the University of Utah, he received a Bachelor of Laws from Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College in 1963. He was a Deputy district attorney of District Attorney's Office Multnomah County, Oregon from 1963 to 1966. He was in private practice of law in Portland, Oregon from 1966 to 1998.
King is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. King was nominated by President Bill Clinton on October 8, 1997, to a seat vacated by Helen J. Frye. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 27, 1998, and received commission on April 30, 1998. He assumed senior status on January 30, 2009 and was succeeded by Judge Marco A. Hernandez.