James V. Selna

James V. Selna (born February 22, 1945) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Early life, education, and military service Selna was born in San Jose, California, on February 22, 1945. He received an A.B. degree from Stanford University in 1967. He graduated with distinction and Phi Beta Kappa. In 1970, Selna received a J.D. from Stanford Law School, where he served on the Stanford Law Review. Selna was a captain in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1967 to 1978. Career in private practice and as state judge Selna was in private practice in California from 1970 to 1998, at the law firm of O'Melveny & Myers, working first from the firm's Los Angeles office and then its Newport Beach office. While in private practice, Selna was involved in a number of significant cases, including Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission v. National Football League, an antitrust case involving the Oakland Raiders' move to Los Angeles, in which Selna was one of the attorneys representing the NFL.