Dana Makoto Sabraw (born July 3, 1958) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. He was nominated by President George W. Bush in 2003.
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Early life and education
Sabraw's mother was born in Japan and is Japanese, making Sabraw half-Japanese. His father was in the United States Army and was stationed in Japan during the Korean War when his parents met in 1954. His father was a teacher of special-needs students and his mother taught English as a second language. Sabraw was born in San Rafael, California in 1958. He received an Associate of Arts degree from American River Junior College in 1978, a Bachelor of Science degree from San Diego State University in 1980, and a Juris Doctor from the McGeorge School of Law at University of the Pacific in 1985.
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Career
Sabraw was in private practice for six years before joining the San Diego office of the international law firm Baker McKenzie in 1992.
Judicial service
Sabraw was a judge on the North County Municipal Court, County of San Diego, from 1995 to 1998. He was a judge on the Superior Court for the State of California, County of San Diego, from 1998 to 2003.
Sabraw is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Sabraw was nominated by President George W. Bush on May 1, 2003, to a new seat created by 116 Stat. 1758. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 25, 2003, and received his commission on September 26, 2003.
Notable cases
In February 2018 Sabraw was assigned a case in which the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued the Donald Trump administration over its policy of detaining families of illegal aliens who arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border. On June 5 he refused the government's request to dismiss the case, finding that there are sufficient grounds to proceed with the claim that the policy violates plaintiffs' "constitutional right to family integrity". On June 26, 2018, he entered a nationwide injunction requiring the reunification of all children separated from their family members under the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy. On July 16th Sabraw temporarily suspended family deportations for one week, until family unifications could be completed.
Personal life
Sabraw is married to Summer Stephan, a career prosecutor with the San Diego County District Attorney's office who was elected District Attorney in June 2018. They have three children.
References
External links
- Dana Sabraw at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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