Name Edward Price | Died November 3, 1997 | |
Education University of California, Berkeley | ||
Edward Dean Price (February 12, 1919 – November 3, 1997) was a United States federal judge.
Born in Sanger, California, Price received an A.B. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1947 and an LL.B. from the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law in 1949. He was in the United States Army during World War II, from 1942 to 1946. He was in private practice in Modesto, California from 1949 to 1979.
Price was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Price was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on November 1, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 19, 1979, and received his commission on December 20, 1979. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1989. Price served in that capacity until his death.