Michael Anello
Michael Anello | |
|---|---|
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California | |
| Assumed office October 31, 2018 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California | |
| In office October 10, 2008 – October 31, 2018 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Napoleon A. Jones Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Robert S. Huie |
| Judge of the San Diego Superior Court | |
| In office 1998–2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Monroe Anello[1] August 16, 1943 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Education | Bowdoin College (BA) Georgetown University Law Center (JD) |
Michael Monroe Anello (born August 16, 1943) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
Early life and education
Born in
Career
Anello was on active duty in the United States Marine Corps from 1968 to 1972, and in the United States Marine Corps Reserve from 1973 to 1990. He was a deputy city attorney of San Diego City Attorney's Office, California from 1972 to 1973. He was in private practice in San Diego from 1973 to 1998.[2]
Judicial service
In 1998, Governor
On April 30, 2008, Anello was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California vacated by Napoleon A. Jones Jr. Anello was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 26, 2008, and received his commission on October 10, 2008. Anello assumed senior status on October 31, 2018.[2]
In 2016, Anello presided over a securities fraud trial brought by SeaWorld investors who "claimed company officials misled them about the impact of the documentary Blackfish", dismissing the suit due to an absence of evidence that the officials had knowingly misrepresented the cause of declining attendance at the park.[5]
References
- ^ Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments: Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, Volume 4, Part 4
- ^ a b c Michael Anello at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ Scott Marshall, "New year brings big challenges to North County courts", North County Times (January 1, 1999), p. A-1, A-7.
- The Los Angeles Times(October 7, 2008), p. B8.
- ^ "Judge tosses investors' suit against SeaWorld", The Palm Beach Post (April 13, 2016), p. B6.