U.S. Magistrate Judge (Yosemite National Park)
Career Highlights: Retired May 2018. Appointed U.S. magistrate judge, April 2, 2010; U.S. administrative law judge, Office of Disability Adjudication and Review, Sacramento, 2008-10; partner, Seng & Stratton, Fresno, 2002-08; partner, Farley, Seng, DeSantos & Green, Fresno, 1997-2002; attorney, partner, Blumberg, Seng, Ikeda & Green (and predecessor entities), Fresno, 1978-97; staff attorney, U.S. Department of Health, Education, & Welfare, Social Security Administration, Overseas Housing Allowance, Fresno, 1975-78
Law School: University of Tennessee College of Law, 1975
Career Highlights: Retired May 2018. Appointed U.S. magistrate judge, April 2, 2010; U.S. administrative law judge, Office of Disability Adjudication and Review, Sacramento, 2008-10; partner, Seng & Stratton, Fresno, 2002-08; partner, Farley, Seng, DeSantos & Green, Fresno, 1997-2002; attorney, partner, Blumberg, Seng, Ikeda & Green (and predecessor entities), Fresno, 1978-97; staff attorney, U.S. Department of Health, Education, & Welfare, Social Security Administration, Overseas Housing Allowance, Fresno, 1975-78
Law School: University of Tennessee College of Law, 1975
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — Roughly 18 months into his dream job, Michael J. Seng realized he was overlooking a crucial perk: the hiking.
As the U.S. magistrate judge appointed to the tiny courthouse in Yosemite National Park, he’d immersed himself in every aspect of the job, from the low-stakes misdemeanors that fill the criminal docket to habeas petitions and civil discovery disputes. The mighty waterfalls, picturesque me... (continued)
