| Howard Boyd Turrentine | |
| Office: | Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California |
| Term Start: | January 22, 1984 |
| Term End: | August 20, 2010 |
| Office1: | Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California |
| Term Start1: | 1982 |
| Term End1: | 1984 |
| Predecessor1: | Edward Joseph Schwartz |
| Successor1: | Gordon Thompson Jr. |
| Office2: | Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California |
| Term Start2: | April 24, 1970 |
| Term End2: | January 22, 1984 |
| Appointer2: | Richard Nixon |
| Predecessor2: | Fred Kunzel |
| Successor2: | Rudi M. Brewster |
| Birth Name: | Howard Boyd Turrentine |
| Birth Date: | 22 January 1914 |
| Birth Place: | Escondido, California |
| Death Place: | Point Loma, California |
| Education: | San Diego State College (A.B.) USC Gould School of Law (LL.B.) |
Howard Boyd Turrentine (January 22, 1914 – August 20, 2010) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
Born in Escondido, California, Turrentine received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from San Diego State College in 1936 and a Bachelor of Laws from the USC Gould School of Law in 1939. He was in private practice in San Diego, California from 1939 to 1941, and was a deputy city attorney of San Diego from 1940 to 1941. He was a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy during World War II, from 1941 to 1945. He resumed his private practice in San Diego from 1945 to 1968, and was a member of the Selective Service Appeals Board in 1966. He was a judge of the Superior Court, County of San Diego from 1968 to 1970.
On February 19, 1970, Turrentine was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California vacated by Judge Fred Kunzel. Turrentine was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 23, 1970, and received his commission the following day. He served as Chief Judge from 1982 to 1984, assuming senior status on January 22, 1984, and serving in that status until his death on August 20, 2010, in Point Loma, California.[1]