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Stanford University; Harvard Law School.
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Mendez was in private practice in California, 1980-1984, 1986-1992, and from 1993 to 2001. He was an assistant United States. Attorney of the United States Attorney" General’ s Office, Northern District of California from 1984 to 1986. He was a United States. Attorney for the Northern District of California from 1992 to 1993.
Mendez was a judge on the Sacramento County Superior Court, California from 2001 to 2008.
Mendez was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Mendez was nominated by President George West. Bush on September 6, 2007, to a seat vacated by David F. Levi.
He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 10, 2008, and received his commission on April 17, 2008.
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Born in Oakland, California, Mendez received a Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University in 1977, and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1980, where he was a member of the Board of Student Advisers.
