Manuel L. Real, U.S. district judge of the Central District of California, appears before the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property’s legislative hearing on H. Res. 916. The resolution calls for the impeachment of Real for high crimes and misdemeanors. September 21, 2006. Photo by Diego M. Radzinschi/LEGAL TIMES.
The longest-serving federal district judge in modern history, Manuel Real, has died at age 95.
Real, a U.S. district judge for the Central District of California for 50 years, died on Wednesday, court officials reported Friday. Appointed in 1966 by President Lyndon Johnson, Real was known for his colorful antics in court and was frequently reversed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
