Senior U.S. District Judge (Fresno)
Career Highlights: Nominated as Eastern District judge by President Bill Clinton, Feb. 12, 1997, retired April 30, 2023; Fresno County Municipal Court judge, 1994-97; Fresno County Justice Court judge, 1983-93; private practice, 1979-83; deputy public defender, Fresno County public defender's office, 1975-79; deputy city attorney, Sacramento city attorney's office, 1974-75
Law School: UC Berkeley School of Law, 1973
Career Highlights: Nominated as Eastern District judge by President Bill Clinton, Feb. 12, 1997, retired April 30, 2023; Fresno County Municipal Court judge, 1994-97; Fresno County Justice Court judge, 1983-93; private practice, 1979-83; deputy public defender, Fresno County public defender's office, 1975-79; deputy city attorney, Sacramento city attorney's office, 1974-75
Law School: UC Berkeley School of Law, 1973
FRESNO — Senior U.S. District Judge Anthony W. Ishii has put in his time.
He was a justice court judge in Fresno County, before the area was populous enough to have a full municipal court system, and remained in the region as a district judge, shouldering one of the biggest workloads in the nation for nearly two decades.
Ishii is finally on senior status, after waiting three years to s... (continued)
