Background
Damrell, Junior, Frank C. was born on July 6, 1938 in Modesto, California, United States.
Damrell, Junior, Frank C. was born on July 6, 1938 in Modesto, California, United States.
University of Santa Clara and University of California at Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts, 1961). Yale University (Bachelor of Laws, 1964). Deputy Attorney General, California, 1965-1966.
Deputy District Attorney, Stanislaus County, 1966-1968.
Member, 1973-1980 and Chairman, 1975-1980, Consumer Advisory Council, State of California. Member, Board of Regents, Santa Clara University, since 1986.
He is also a Trustee of the University of California at Merced. Born in Modesto, California, Damrell received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley in 1961 and an Bachelor of Laws from Yale Law School in 1964. Damrell was a deputy in the Office of the State Attorney General of California from 1964 to 1966.
He was a Deputy district attorney of Office of the District Attorney, California from 1966 to 1968.
He was in private practice in Modesto, California from 1968 to 1997. Damrell is a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.
Damrell was nominated by President Bill Clinton on July 24, 1997, to a seat vacated by Edward J. Garcia. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 9, 1997, and received his commission on November 12, 1997.
When he was appointed to the court, his connections to the Gallo family generated controversy.
He assumed senior status on December 31, 2008. He retired on December 1, 2011.
Member, 1973-1980 and Chairman, 1975-1980, Consumer Advisory Council, State of California. Member: Board of Regents, Santa Clara University, 1986-1994. Board of Visitors, Santa Clara University Law School, 1983-1994.
Member: Stanislaus County, American and Federal Bar Associations.
State Bar of California.