James V. Selna

Who is James V. Selna?

James V. Selna is a United States federal judge.

Born in San Jose, California, Selna received an A.B. from Stanford University in 1967 and a J.D. from Stanford Law School in 1970. He was a Captain, U.S. Army Reserve from 1967 to 1978. He was in private practice in California from 1970 to 1998. He was a judge on the Superior Court, Orange County, California from 1998 to 2003.

Selna is currently serving as a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Central District of California at the Santa Ana courthouse. Selna was nominated by President George W. Bush on January 29, 2003, to a seat vacated by J. Spencer Letts. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 27, 2003, and received his commission the same day.

In April 2010 he was selected to manage the consolidated multidistrict litigation arising from the 2009–2010 Toyota vehicle recalls.