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# Larry Alan Burns

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California · U.S. District Judge

## Profile

- Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
- State: California
- Role: U.S. District Judge
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, District Court, S.D. California, 2003-present
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, 1997-2003
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of California, 1985-1997
- Deputy district attorney, San Diego County, CA, 1979-1985

### Education

- Point Loma Nazarene University
- University of San Diego School of Law

### Additional information

- Date of birth: 1954-01-01
- Birth place: Pasadena, CA

## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/471/larry-alan-burns/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/471/larry-alan-burns/)
- [U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/471/larry-alan-burns/)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/471/larry-alan-burns/)
- [Burns, Larry Alan](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/burns-larry-alan)
- [Wikidata: Larry Alan Burns](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6489868)

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