Garr King
Judge
1936 –
Who is Garr King?
Garr Michael King is a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. He was appointed to the federal bench by President Clinton in 1997 to fill a vacancy left by Helen J. Frye's attaining senior judge status. A graduate of University of Utah, he received his LL.B. from Lewis & Clark College's Northwestern School of Law in 1963. Before becoming a federal judge, he served as a Multnomah County prosecutor, and engaged in private practice.
In November 2007, King announced his desire to be given senior judge status, which will open up a position on the court. Karin Immergut was considered the early favorite to succeed him, but was not nominated. Marco A. Hernandez was initially nominated for the position in July 2008 by President George W. Bush. Hernandez was nominated again by President Barack Obama and confirmed in February 2011.
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