**Senior Judge Stephen Victor Wilson** was appointed to the Central District of California by President Ronald Reagan in 1985. Wilson received his undergraduate degree from Lehigh University and his law degree from Brooklyn Law School, later earning an LL.M. from George Washington University. He served as a trial attorney in the Tax Division of the Department of Justice and then as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles before entering private practice in Beverly Hills. He also taught as an adjunct professor at Loyola Law School. **Education** - George Washington University Law School, LL.M., 1973 - Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1967 - Lehigh University, B.A., 1963 **Career** - Trial attorney, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1968–1971 - Assistant U.S. Attorney, Central District of California, 1971–1977 (Chief, Fraud and Special Prosecutions Section, 1973–1977) - Adjunct professor, Loyola Law School, 1975–1979 - Private practice, Beverly Hills, California, 1977–1985 - U.S. District Judge, Central District of California, 1985–present
**Courthouse:** First Street U.S. Courthouse, 350 W. 1st Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 **Division:** Western Division (Los Angeles) **Chambers Staff** - Chambers Email: SVW_Chambers@cacd.uscourts.gov
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Government must provide three copies of witness list to courtroom deputy clerk; witnesses presumed live unless marked 'by deposition'.
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Government must provide three copies of exhibit list in Local Rule 9.9 format; objected exhibits must be marked 'OBJECTED TO'.
Parties may contact Judge Stephen V. Wilson's chambers by phone only as allowed by the rule. Counsel must call Courtroom Clerk by 4:30 p.m. 2 days before trial to request additional equipment.
Government must provide three copies of witness list to courtroom deputy clerk; witnesses presumed live unless marked 'by deposition'.
Government must provide three copies of exhibit list in Local Rule 9.9 format; objected exhibits must be marked 'OBJECTED TO'.
Government must deliver all exhibits with tags to Clerk by 8:45 a.m. on first trial day; defendant's counsel must affix tags to exhibits they intend to use but need not deliver them on first day.
Counsel must call Courtroom Clerk by 4:30 p.m. 2 days before trial to request additional equipment.
Counsel must have a bench book with copies of all reproducible exhibits; defendant's counsel must provide court with copies of exhibits as introduced.
Counsel must have an extra copy of each deposition to be used for impeachment or in lieu of live testimony.
Jury instructions must be submitted at least one week before trial.
A proposed verdict form must be submitted one week before trial if a special verdict is anticipated.
Parties must submit joint jury instructions and a joint proposed verdict form if a special verdict is requested.
Joint jury instructions must be submitted in three sets: agreed instructions, government-proposed instructions with defendant objections, and defendant-proposed instructions with government objections.
Attribution and case citations for each jury instruction must be placed on pages following the proposed instruction.
Jury instructions must be brief, clear, concise, written in plain English, free of argument, and logically organized.