Central District of California (Santa Ana)
Career Highlights: Appointed by President Donald Trump to the Central District of California, 2020; partner, Greenberg Gross LLP, 2019-20; sole practitioner, 2019; partner, associate, Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP, 1997-2018; associate, Irell & Manella LLP, 1994-97; clerk for U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Ronald Barliant, Northern District of Illinois, 1993-94.
Law School: Harvard Law School
Career Highlights: Appointed by President Donald Trump to the Central District of California, 2020; partner, Greenberg Gross LLP, 2019-20; sole practitioner, 2019; partner, associate, Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP, 1997-2018; associate, Irell & Manella LLP, 1994-97; clerk for U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Ronald Barliant, Northern District of Illinois, 1993-94.
Law School: Harvard Law School
SANTA ANA — U.S. District Judge John W. Holcomb likes short answers to his questions initially, but will dive deep into any topic presented before him by asking specific pointed questions.
“When I decide to have a hearing on a particular motion, and I’m talking primarily about civil cases here, it’s because I need something from lawyers,” Holcomb said. “I need them to answer my questions, to give me more information about the ca... (continued)
