United_States_District_Court_for_the_Central_District_of_California

United States District Court for the Central District of California
United States District Court for the Central District of California
(C.D. Cal.)
	Divisions of the Central District of California : Eastern (yellow), Southern (red), and Western (blue)
Location	Edward R. Roybal Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse (Los Angeles) More locations New United States Courthouse (Los Angeles); Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse (Santa Ana); Riverside / San Bernardino;
Appeals to	Ninth Circuit
Established	September 18, 1966
Judges	28
Chief Judge	Dolly Gee
Officers of the court
U.S. Attorney	E. Martin Estrada
U.S. Marshal	David M. Singer
	www.cacd.uscourts.gov

United States District Court for the Central District of California

U.S. federal district court in California

The United States District Court for the Central District of California (in case citations, C.D. Cal.; commonly referred to as the CDCA or CACD) is a federal trial court that serves over 19 million people in Southern and Central California, making it the most populous federal judicial district.^[1] The district was created on September 18, 1966. Cases from the Central District are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the United States government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit). Along with the Central District of Illinois, the court is the only district court referred to by the name "Central" – all other courts with similar geographical names instead use the term "Middle."

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Reassigned from the Southern District of California.

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Willoughby Rodman, History of the Bench and Bar of Southern California (1909), p. 46.

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"Martin Estrada Sworn in as United States Attorney, Becoming Chief Federal Law Enforcement Officer in Nation's Most Populous District". United States Department of Justice. September 19, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.

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"President Biden Names Forty-Eighth Round of Judicial Nominees". White House Briefing Room. April 24, 2024.

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In 1966, the Central District of California was created from portions of the Southern District of California.

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#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Term of service			Appointed by
#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Active	Chief	Senior	Appointed by
76	Chief Judge	Dolly Gee	Los Angeles	1959	2010–present	2024–present	—	Obama
37	District Judge	Stephen Victor Wilson	Los Angeles	1941	1985–present	—	—	Reagan
56	District Judge	David O. Carter	Santa Ana	1944	1998–present	—	—	Clinton
61	District Judge	Percy Anderson	Los Angeles	1948	2002–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
62	District Judge	John F. Walter	Los Angeles	1944	2002–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
63	District Judge	R. Gary Klausner	Los Angeles	1941	2002–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
66	District Judge	Cormac J. Carney	Santa Ana	1959	2003–present	2020	—	G.W. Bush
67	District Judge	Dale S. Fischer	Los Angeles	1951	2003–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
72	District Judge	Philip S. Gutierrez	Los Angeles	1959	2007–present	2020–2024	—	G.W. Bush
73	District Judge	Otis D. Wright II	Los Angeles	1944	2007–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
77	District Judge	Josephine Staton	Los Angeles	1961	2010–present	—	—	Obama
79	District Judge	Michael W. Fitzgerald	Los Angeles	1959	2012–present	—	—	Obama
80	District Judge	Jesus Bernal	Riverside	1963	2012–present	—	—	Obama
81	District Judge	Fernando M. Olguin	Los Angeles	1961	2013–present	—	—	Obama
83	District Judge	André Birotte Jr.	Los Angeles	1966	2014–present	—	—	Obama
84	District Judge	Stanley Blumenfeld	Los Angeles	1962	2020–present	—	—	Trump
85	District Judge	John W. Holcomb	Santa Ana	1963	2020–present	—	—	Trump
86	District Judge	Mark C. Scarsi	Los Angeles	1964	2020–present	—	—	Trump
87	District Judge	Fernando Aenlle-Rocha	Los Angeles	1961	2020–present	—	—	Trump
88	District Judge	Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong	Los Angeles	1976	2022–present	—	—	Biden
89	District Judge	Fred W. Slaughter	Santa Ana	1973	2022–present	—	—	Biden
90	District Judge	Sunshine Sykes	Riverside	1974	2022–present	—	—	Biden
91	District Judge	Sherilyn Peace Garnett	Los Angeles	1969	2022–present	—	—	Biden
92	District Judge	Wesley Hsu	Los Angeles	1971	2023–present	—	—	Biden
93	District Judge	Hernán D. Vera	Los Angeles	1970	2023–present	—	—	Biden
94	District Judge	Kenly Kiya Kato	Riverside	1972	2023–present	—	—	Biden
95	District Judge	Mónica Ramírez Almadani	Los Angeles	1979	2023–present	—	—	Biden
96	District Judge	vacant	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	Senior Judge	Terry J. Hatter Jr.	Los Angeles	1933	1979–2005	1998–2001	2005–present	Carter
26	Senior Judge	Consuelo Bland Marshall	Los Angeles	1936	1980–2005	2001–2005	2005–present	Carter
35	Senior Judge	William Duffy Keller	Los Angeles	1934	1984–1999	—	1999–present	Reagan
51	Senior Judge	Dean Pregerson	Los Angeles	1951	1996–2016	—	2016–present	Clinton
52	Senior Judge	Christina A. Snyder	Los Angeles	1947	1997–2016	—	2016–present	Clinton
60	Senior Judge	Virginia A. Phillips	Los Angeles	1957	1999–2022	2016–2020	2022–present	Clinton
65	Senior Judge	James V. Selna	Santa Ana	1945	2003–2020	—	2020–present	G.W. Bush
71	Senior Judge	Valerie Baker Fairbank	Los Angeles	1949	2007–2012	—	2012–present	G.W. Bush
74	Senior Judge	George H. Wu	Los Angeles	1950	2007–2023	—	2023–present	G.W. Bush
78	Senior Judge	John Kronstadt	Los Angeles	1951	2011–2022	—	2022–present	Obama

Seat	Prior judge's duty station	Seat last held by	Vacancy reason	Date of vacancy	Nominee	Date of nomination
5	Los Angeles	George H. Wu	Senior status	November 3, 2023	–	–
28	Los Angeles	Dale S. Fischer	Senior status	May 1, 2024^[6]	–	–
6	Santa Ana	Cormac J. Carney	Retirement	May 31, 2024^[6]	–	–
17	Los Angeles	Philip S. Gutierrez	Senior status	October 15, 2024^[6]	–	–

#	Judge	State	Born–died	Active service	Chief Judge	Senior status	Appointed by	Reason for termination
—	Leon Rene Yankwich	CA	1888–1975	—	—	1966–1975^{[Note 1]}	F. Roosevelt/Operation of law	death
—	William Matthew Byrne Sr.	CA	1896–1974	—	—	1966–1974^{[Note 1]}	Truman/Operation of law	death
1	Peirson Mitchell Hall	CA	1894–1979	1966–1968^{[Note 1]}	—	1968–1979	F. Roosevelt/Operation of law	death
2	Thurmond Clarke	CA	1902–1971	1966–1970^{[Note 1]}	1966–1970	1970–1971	Eisenhower/Operation of law	death
3	Albert Lee Stephens Jr.	CA	1913–2001	1966–1979^{[Note 1]}	1970–1979	1979–2001	Kennedy/Operation of law	death
4	Charles Hardy Carr	CA	1903–1976	1966–1973^{[Note 1]}	—	1973–1976	Kennedy/Operation of law	death
5	Jesse William Curtis Jr.	CA	1905–2008	1966–1975^{[Note 1]}	—	1975–1990	Kennedy/Operation of law	retirement
6	Elisha Avery Crary	CA	1905–1978	1966–1975^{[Note 1]}	—	1975–1978	Kennedy/Operation of law	death
7	Francis C. Whelan	CA	1907–1991	1966–1978^{[Note 1]}	—	1978–1991	L. Johnson/Operation of law	death
8	Irving Hill	CA	1915–1998	1966–1980^{[Note 1]}	1979–1980	1980–1998	L. Johnson/Operation of law	death
9	A. Andrew Hauk	CA	1912–2004	1966–1982^{[Note 1]}	1980–1982	1982–2004	L. Johnson/Operation of law	death
10	William Percival Gray	CA	1912–1992	1966–1982^{[Note 1]}	—	1982–1992	L. Johnson/Operation of law	death
11	Warren J. Ferguson	CA	1920–2008	1966–1979	—	—	L. Johnson	elevation to 9th Cir.
12	Manuel Real	CA	1924–2019	1966–2018	1982–1993	2018–2019	L. Johnson	death
13	Harry Pregerson	CA	1923–2017	1967–1979	—	—	L. Johnson	elevation to 9th Cir.
14	David W. Williams	CA	1910–2000	1969–1981	—	1981–2000	Nixon	death
15	Robert J. Kelleher	CA	1913–2012	1970–1983	—	1983–2012	Nixon	death
16	William Matthew Byrne Jr.	CA	1930–2006	1971–1998	1994–1998	1998–2006	Nixon	death
17	Malcolm Lucas	CA	1927–2016	1971–1984	—	—	Nixon	resignation
18	Lawrence Tupper Lydick	CA	1916–1995	1971–1984	—	1984–1995	Nixon	death
19	Robert Firth	CA	1918–1984	1974–1979	—	1979–1984	Nixon	death
20	Robert Mitsuhiro Takasugi	CA	1930–2009	1976–1996	—	1996–2009	Ford	death
21	Laughlin Edward Waters Sr.	CA	1914–2002	1976–1986	—	1986–2002	Ford	death
22	Mariana Pfaelzer	CA	1926–2015	1978–1997	—	1997–2015	Carter	death
24	A. Wallace Tashima	CA	1934–present	1980–1996	—	—	Carter	elevation to 9th Cir.
25	David Vreeland Kenyon	CA	1930–2015	1980–1995	—	1995–1997	Carter	retirement
27	Cynthia Holcomb Hall	CA	1929–2011	1981–1984	—	—	Reagan	elevation to 9th Cir.
28	Richard Arthur Gadbois Jr.	CA	1932–1996	1982–1996	—	1996	Reagan	death
29	Edward Rafeedie	CA	1929–2008	1982–1996	—	1996–2008	Reagan	death
30	Pamela Ann Rymer	CA	1941–2011	1983–1989	—	—	Reagan	elevation to 9th Cir.
31	Harry Lindley Hupp	CA	1929–2004	1984–1997	—	1997–2004	Reagan	death
32	Alicemarie Huber Stotler	CA	1942–2014	1984–2009	2005–2009	2009–2014	Reagan	death
33	James M. Ideman	CA	1931–present	1984–1998	—	1998	Reagan	retirement
34	William J. Rea	CA	1920–2005	1984–1998	—	1998–2005	Reagan	death
36	Ferdinand Fernandez	CA	1937–present	1985–1989	—	—	Reagan	elevation to 9th Cir.
38	John Spencer Letts	CA	1934–2014	1985–2000	—	2000–2014	Reagan	death
39	Dickran Tevrizian	CA	1940–present	1985–2005	—	2005–2007	Reagan	retirement
40	John Davies	CA	1929–2020	1986–1998	—	—	Reagan	retirement
41	Ronald S. W. Lew	CA	1941–2023	1987–2006	—	2006–2023	Reagan	death
42	Robert C. Bonner	CA	1942–present	1989–1990	—	—	G.H.W. Bush	resignation
43	Gary L. Taylor	CA	1938–present	1990–2004	—	2004–2005	G.H.W. Bush	retirement
44	Lourdes Baird	CA	1935–present	1992–2004	—	2004–2005	G.H.W. Bush	retirement
45	Linda Hodge McLaughlin	CA	1942–1999	1992–1999	—	—	G.H.W. Bush	death
46	Audrey B. Collins	CA	1945–present	1994–2014	2009–2012	—	Clinton	retirement
47	Richard Paez	CA	1947–present	1994–2000	—	—	Clinton	elevation to 9th Cir.
48	Robert Timlin	CA	1932–2017	1994–2005	—	2005–2017	Clinton	death
49	George H. King	CA	1951–present	1995–2017	2012–2016	—	Clinton	retirement
50	Kim McLane Wardlaw	CA	1954–present	1995–1998	—	—	Clinton	elevation to 9th Cir.
53	Carlos R. Moreno	CA	1948–present	1998–2001	—	—	Clinton	resignation
54	Margaret M. Morrow	CA	1950–present	1998–2015	—	2015–2016	Clinton	retirement
55	Howard Matz	CA	1943–present	1998–2011	—	2011–2013	Clinton	retirement
57	Nora Margaret Manella	CA	1951–present	1998–2006	—	—	Clinton	resignation
58	Gary Allen Feess	CA	1948–present	1999–2014	—	2014–2015	Clinton	retirement
59	Florence-Marie Cooper	CA	1940–2010	1999–2010	—	—	Clinton	death
64	S. James Otero	CA	1951–present	2003–2018	—	2018–2020	G.W. Bush	retirement
68	George P. Schiavelli	CA	1948–2019	2004–2008	—	—	G.W. Bush	resignation
69	Stephen G. Larson	CA	1964–present	2006–2009	—	—	G.W. Bush	resignation
70	Andrew J. Guilford	CA	1950–present	2006–2019	—	2019–2020	G.W. Bush	retirement
75	Jacqueline Nguyen	CA	1965–present	2009–2012	—	—	Obama	elevation to 9th Cir.
82	Beverly Reid O'Connell	CA	1965–2017	2013–2017	—	—	Obama	death

United_States_District_Court_for_the_Central_District_of_California

United States District Court for the Central District of California

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Divisions

United States attorney for the Central District of California

Current judges

Vacancies and pending nominations

Former judges

Chief judges

Succession of seats

List of U.S. attorneys

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