Consuelo M. Callahan
| Consuelo María Callahan | |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
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Assumed office May 28, 2003 |
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| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Ferdinand Francis Fernandez |
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June 9, 1950 Palo Alto, California |
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Stanford University (B.A.) McGeorge School of Law (J.D.) University of Virginia School of Law (LL.M.) |
Consuelo María "Connie" Callahan (born June 9, 1950) is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Her chambers are located in Sacramento.
Consuelo María Callahan was born June 9, 1950 in Palo Alto, California. She was raised in Fremont, California and attended public schools in Fremont and in Los Altos, California. In 1972, she graduated from Stanford University with Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, in English. She graduated from McGeorge School of Law at the University of the Pacific, with a Juris Doctor in 1975. In 2004, she received a Master of Laws from the University of Virginia School of Law.
Consuelo Callahan began her law career as the Deputy City Attorney for , California, and then became Deputy District Attorney in San Joaquin County, California. She focused her practice on child abuse and sexual assault cases. In 1986, she became a commissioner of the Stockton Municipal Court. In 1992, she became the first Hispanic woman to be appointed to the San Joaquin County Superior Court. In 1996, Governor Pete Wilson appointed her to serve on the Third District California Court of Appeal in Sacramento.
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