| Jesse William Curtis Jr. | |
| Office: | Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California |
| Term Start: | December 31, 1975 |
| Term End: | February 5, 1990 |
| Office1: | Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California |
| Term Start1: | September 18, 1966 |
| Term End1: | December 31, 1975 |
| Appointer1: | operation of law |
| Predecessor1: | Seat established by 80 Stat. 75 |
| Successor1: | Laughlin Edward Waters Sr. |
| Office2: | Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California |
| Term Start2: | August 27, 1962 |
| Term End2: | September 18, 1966 |
| Appointer2: | John F. Kennedy |
| Predecessor2: | Seat established by 75 Stat. 80 |
| Successor2: | Seat abolished |
| Birth Name: | Jesse William Curtis Jr. |
| Birth Date: | 26 December 1905 |
| Birth Place: | San Bernardino, California |
| Death Place: | Irvine, California |
| Education: | University of Redlands (B.A.) Harvard Law School (J.D.) |
Jesse William Curtis Jr. (December 26, 1905 – August 5, 2008) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California and the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Born in San Bernardino, California, Curtis received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Redlands in 1928 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1932.[1] He was in private practice in San Bernardino from 1932 to 1953, including after 1946 with his father, Jesse W. Curtis Sr., who was an associate justice of the California Supreme Court. Curtis was a Judge of the Superior Court of San Bernardino County from 1953 to 1962.[2]
Curtis was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on August 3, 1962, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, to a new seat authorized by 75 Stat. 80. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 25, 1962, and received his commission on August 27, 1962. He was reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Central District of California on September 18, 1966, to a new seat authorized by 80 Stat. 75. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1975. His service terminated on February 5, 1990, due to his retirement. Curtis died on August 5, 2008, in Irvine, California.[3]
Curtis was the judge in Madrigal v. Quilligan, involving the sterilization of Latina women in Los Angeles. No más bebés is a documentary film made about this case.