The Hon. Edward J. Davila is a judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. He was nominated to the bench by former President Barack Obama on January 5, 2011, and confirmed by the United States Senate on February 14, 2011.
Prior to his appointment, Davila was a judge for the Santa Clara County Superior Court, a position to which he was named by former Governor Gray Davis in 2001.
Davila earned a B.A. from San Diego State University in 1976. He then completed a J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, in 1979.
After graduating from law school, Davila began his legal career as a deputy public defender in the Santa Clara County Public Defender’s Office. He served in that capacity until 1988, at which time he opened Davila & Polverino.
His memberships have included the Santa Clara County La Raza Lawyers Association as well as the Santa Clara County Bar Association.
He is a recipient of the Justice Baryl Salsman Award from the Santa Clara County Bar Association.
Davila was born in Palo Alto, California. His wife, the Hon. Mary Greenwood, has served as the Presiding Justice of the California Court of Appeal for the Sixth District. The couple resides in Menlo Park, California.