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# Manuel Lawrence Real

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

## Profile

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, District Court, C.D. California, 1966-present
- U.S. attorney for the Southern District of California, 1964-1966
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of California, 1952-1955

### Education

- University of Southern California — B.S. (1944)
- the University of Southern California with a bachelor's degree — 1944
- Loyola Marymount University — LL.B.

### Additional information

- Private practice, San Pedro, CA, 1955-1964
- U.S. Naval Reserve, 1943-1945
- Date of birth: 1924-01-01
- Birth place: San Pedro, CA

## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2673/manuel-lawrence-real/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2673/manuel-lawrence-real/)
- [U.S. District Court for the Central District of California current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2673/manuel-lawrence-real/)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2673/manuel-lawrence-real/)
- [Real, Manuel Lawrence | Federal Judicial Center](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/real-manuel-lawrence)
- [Manuel Real - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Manuel_Real)
- [Wikidata: Manuel Real](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6752825)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-651872d6e45e0d82319ecccc) — Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.
- [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.