Central District (Santa Ana)
Career Highlights: Senior status as of March 2020. Appointed to the U.S. District Court by President George W. Bush, Jan. 29, 2003; appointed Orange County Superior Court judge by Gov. Pete Wilson, Dec. 31, 1998; partner, 1978-98; associate, 1970-78, O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Law School: Stanford University School of Law, 1970
Career Highlights: Senior status as of March 2020. Appointed to the U.S. District Court by President George W. Bush, Jan. 29, 2003; appointed Orange County Superior Court judge by Gov. Pete Wilson, Dec. 31, 1998; partner, 1978-98; associate, 1970-78, O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Law School: Stanford University School of Law, 1970
SANTA ANA -- Before spending decades immersed in complex cases for a major law firm, James V. Selna dedicated himself to an activity that helped shape his judicial career: the student newspaper.
A U.S. District judge since 2003, Selna spent four years at the Stanford Daily starting in 1963, learning to write and solidifying his interest in a career in law or history.
His choice ended up embodying both as he worked cases for O'Melveny & Myers LLP that also made him... (continued)
