M. James Lorenz
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
Judge · Federal · California
Data last updated: 10/7/2026. Status: senior.
Cases in this dataset
104 linked docket records. These counts are not a count of rulings or a prediction.
Case volume by filing year
- 2020
2 - 2021
4 - 2022
28 - 2023
40 - 2024
27 - 2025
3
Recent cases
- Page v. Fig Tree Liberty, Inc.
- United African-Asian Abilities Club v. Delta Village Housing Associates
- Martinez v. United States
- Estrada v. Prince Parker & Associates, Inc.
- Roe JS 6 v. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Langer v. Conca
- Shannon v. Bensussen Deutsch & Associates, LLC
- Roe JN 15 v. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Javis v. CUSO Financial Services, LP
- Smith v. Nissan Motor Acceptance Company LLC
Career history
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California · 1999-10-05 to End not recorded · William J. Clinton
- California Western School of Law J.D. 1965
- University of California, Berkeley B.A. 1957
Sources and corrections
- fjc-bio · 2026-10-07
- courtlistener-people-bulk · 2026-10-07
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