Howard Boyd Turrentine

Howard Boyd Turrentine
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
In office January 22, 1984 – August 20, 2010
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
In office 1982–1984
Preceded by	Edward Joseph Schwartz
Succeeded by	Gordon Thompson Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
In office April 24, 1970 – January 22, 1984
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Fred Kunzel
Succeeded by	Rudi M. Brewster
Personal details
Born	Howard Boyd Turrentine (1914-01-22)January 22, 1914 Escondido, California
Died	August 20, 2010(2010-08-20) (aged 96) Point Loma, California
Education	San Diego State College (A.B.) USC Gould School of Law (LL.B.)

Howard Boyd Turrentine (January 22, 1914 – August 20, 2010) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

Education and career

Born in Escondido, California, Turrentine received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from San Diego State College in 1936 and a Bachelor of Laws from the USC Gould School of Law in 1939. He was in private practice in San Diego, California from 1939 to 1941, and was a deputy city attorney of San Diego from 1940 to 1941. He was a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy during World War II, from 1941 to 1945. He resumed his private practice in San Diego from 1945 to 1968, and was a member of the Selective Service Appeals Board in 1966. He was a judge of the Superior Court, County of San Diego from 1968 to 1970.

Federal judicial service

On February 19, 1970, Turrentine was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California vacated by Judge Fred Kunzel. Turrentine was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 23, 1970, and received his commission the following day. He served as Chief Judge from 1982 to 1984, assuming senior status on January 22, 1984, and serving in that status until his death on August 20, 2010, in Point Loma, California.

Sources

• Howard Boyd Turrentine at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.