The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (in case citations, E.D. Cal.) is a federal court in the Ninth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).
The District was created on March 18, 1966, with the division of the Northern and Southern districts, leading to the creation of the Central and Eastern districts.http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/page/courts_district_ca.html U.S. District Courts of California, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center
The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of California represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. the United States attorney is Eric Grant.
Organization of the court
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California is one of four federal judicial districts in California. Court for the District is held at the Robert E. Coyle U.S. Courthouse in Fresno and Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse in Sacramento.
Fresno Division comprises the following counties: Calaveras, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus, Tulare, and Tuolumne. Sacramento Division comprises the following counties: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo, and Yuba. Bakersfield Office hears misdemeanor and petty criminal offenses on federal lands and National Parks in Inyo and Kern counties. Court is held at Bakersfield, Edwards Air Force Base, and Ridgecrest. Redding Office hears misdemeanor and petty criminal offenses on federal lands and National Parks in Northern California. Court is held at Sierra Army Depot, Redding, and Susanville. Yosemite Office hears misdemeanor and petty criminal offenses in Yosemite National Park. National parks are under federal jurisdiction. The perennially large crowds of tourists at Yosemite create a unique situation justifying the presence of a courthouse inside the park itself.
Current judges :
Former judges
Chief judges
Succession of seats
Request for expansion The six sitting judges and three senior judges have submitted a draft letter to the members of the Senate and House of Representatives from the Eastern District in which they argue that population growth in the district has necessitated an increase in the number of district judges.
US attorney John P. Hyland 1966–1970 Duane D. Keyes 1970–1977 Herman Sillas, Jr. 1977–1980 William B. Shubb 1980–1981 Francis M. Goldsberry II 1981 Donald B. Ayer 1981–1986 Peter A. Nowinski 1986–1987 David F. Levi 1987–1990 Richard Jenkins 1990–1991 George L. O'Connell 1991–93 Robert M. Twiss 1993 Charles J. Stevens 1993–1997 Paul Seave 1997–2001 McGregor W. Scott 2003–2009 Lawrence G Brown 2009 Benjamin B. Wagner 2009–2016 Phillip Talbert 2016–2017 McGregor W. Scott 2017–2021 Phillip Talbert 2021–2025 Michele Beckwith 2025-July 15, 2025 (acting) Eric Grant 2025–present
See also Courts of California List of current United States district judges List of United States federal courthouses in California
References
External links United States District Court for the Eastern District of California United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California