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Judges and Judiciary

Jan. 18, 2013

Matz to retire in April

Nearly 15 years after he was sworn in as a member of the Central District's judiciary, Senior District Court Judge A. Howard Matz announced Wednesday that he will retire on April 1.


By Henry Meier


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Nearly 15 years after he was sworn in as a member of the Central District judiciary, U.S. District Judge A. Howard Matz announced Wednesday that he will retire on April 1. The judge has handled a variety of significant cases over the years, including a matter in which he was the first jurist in the nation to rule on the legality of detaining suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay. Matz, who took senior status i...

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