Shubb was a
law clerk for Judge
Sherrill Halbert of the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of California from 1963 to 1965. He served as an
assistant United States attorney of the Eastern District of California from 1965 to 1971. He was the chief assistant United States attorney of Eastern District of California from 1971 to 1974. From 1974 to 1980 and 1981 to 1990, he was in private practice in
Sacramento, California. Shubb was the
United States attorney for the Eastern District of California from 1980 to 1981.
Federal judicial service On August 3, 1990, Shubb was nominated by President
George H. W. Bush to a seat on the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of California vacated by Judge
Raul Anthony Ramirez. Shubb was confirmed by the
United States Senate on September 28, 1990, and received his commission on October 1, 1990. He served as Chief Judge from 1996 to 2003, assuming
senior status on November 1, 2004. ==References==