California

Stanley Blumenfeld, United States District Court for the Central District of California

Nomination

• Nominated: November 13, 2018
• Renominated: February 6. 2019
• Confirmed: September 15, 2020
• Age:

Career

• Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court (2006 – present)
• Partner, O’Melveny & Myers LLP (1993 – 2006)
• Assistant United States Attorney, Central District of California, United States Attorney’s Office (1989 – 1993)
• Adjunct Professor, University of Southern California School of Law 

Education

• University of California, Los Angeles, J.D. (1988)
  • Order of the Coif
  • UCLA Law Review, Editor-in-Chief
• New York University, M.A. (1985)
• SUNY Binghamton, B.A. (1984)
  • Phi Beta Kappa

Clerkship

• Judge Cynthia Holcomb Hall, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1989)

Links

• https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-eighteenth-wave-judicial-nominees-eighteenth-wave-united-states-attorney-nominees-thirteenth-wave-united-states-marshal-nominees/
• https://www.latimes.com/socal/la-canada-valley-sun/news/tn-vsl-me-judge-blumenfeld-20181018-story.html

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Jeremy B. Rosen, United States District Court for the Central District of California

 Nomination

• Nominated: November 13, 2018
• Renominated: February 6. 2019
• Age: 47

Career

• Partner, Horvitz & Levy LLP, Los Angeles Office (2001 – Present)
• Associate, Munger, Tolles & Olson (Unknown– 2001)

Education

• Duke University School of Law, J.D. and L.L.M. (1997)
  • magna cum laude
  • Order of the Coif
  • Duke Law Review
• Cornell University, B.A.(1993)
  • magna cum laude
  • Phi Beta Kappa

Clerkship

• Judge Ferdinand F. Fernandez, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit(2000)
• Judge William Matthew Byrne, Jr., District Court for the Central District of California(1998)

Links

• https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-eighteenth-wave-judicial-nominees-eighteenth-wave-united-states-attorney-nominees-thirteenth-wave-united-states-marshal-nominees/
• https://www.horvitzlevy.com/jeremy-b-rosen#nothing

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Mark C. Scarsi, United States District Court for the Central District of California

Nomination

• Nominated: November 13, 2018
• Renominated: February 6, 2019
• Confirmed: September 15, 2020
• Age: 53

 Career

• Partner, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCoy LLP, Los Angeles Office (2007 – Present)
  • Chair, firm’s Global Intellectual Property Practice
  • O’Melveny & Myers (unknown – 2007)
• Software Engineer (seven years prior to legal profession)

Education

• Georgetown University School of Law Center, J.D. (1996)
  • magna cum laude
• Syracuse University, M.S. (1991)
• Syracuse University, B.S. (1987)

Links

• https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-eighteenth-wave-judicial-nominees-eighteenth-wave-united-states-attorney-nominees-thirteenth-wave-united-states-marshal-nominees/
• https://www.milbank.com/en/professionals/mark-scarsi.html
• http://www.lawdragon.com/2012/01/05/mark-scarsi/

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Sandy Nunes Leal, United States District Court for the Central District of California

Nomination

• Nominated: October 17^th, 2019

Career

• Judge, Superior Court of Orange County, California (2018 – present)
• United States Attorney’s Office, Central District of California
  • Deputy Chief (2015 – 2018)
  • Assistant U.S. Attorney (2004 -2015)
• Assistant District Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice Immigration and Naturalization Service

Education

• Boston College Law School; J.D.
• University of Washington; B.A.

Links

• https://ballotpedia.org/Sandy_Nunes_Leal

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Fernando Aenlle-Rocha, United States District Court for the Central District of California

Nomination

• Nominated: October 17^th, 2019

Career

• Judge, Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California (2017-present)
• Partner, White and Case LLP (2005-2017)
• Partner, McDermott, Will and Emery LLP (2000-2005)
• Associate, Stephan, Oringher, Richman and Theodora PC (1999-2000)
• Assistant U.S. Attorney, Central District of California (1994-1999)
• Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Florida (1990-1994)
• Deputy District Attorney, Los Angeles County (1987-1990)

Education

• University of California, Berkeley, School of Law; J.D. (1986)
• Princeton University; B.A. (1983)

Links

• https://ballotpedia.org/Fernando_Aenlle-Rocha

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Rick Richmond, District Court for the Central District of California

Nomination

• Nominated: October 17^th, 2019

Career

• Partner, Founder, Manager, Jenner & Block (current)
• Partner, Kirkland and Ellis
• Appellate Staff, Civil Division of the Department of Justice

Education

• George Washington University; J.D.
  • cum laude
  • Senior Managing Editor, George Washington Law Review
• Brigham Young University; B.S.
  • cum laude

Clerkships

• Harlington Wood Jr., United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Links

• https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-judicial-nominees-united-states-marshal-nominee-4/

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John Holcomb, United States District Court for the Central District of California

Nomination

• Nominated: November 21, 2019
• Confirmed: September 15, 2020

Career

• Partner, Greenberg Gross LLP
• Private Practice
• Partner, Knobbe Martens

Military Service

• United States Navy [1980 – 1989]
  • Commissioned Officer [1984 – 1989]

Education

• Harvard Law School; J.D. [1993]
• Harvard Business School; M.B.A. [1993]
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology; B.S. [1984]

Clerkships

• Ronald Barliant, Untied States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Illinois

Links

• https://ballotpedia.org/John_Holcomb_(California)

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Steve Kim, United States District Court for the Central District of California

Nomination

• Nominated: November 21, 2019

Career

• Vice President, Stroz Friedberg LLC
• Assistant U.S. Attorney, Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s office in L.A. California
• Civil Litigator, Munger, Tolles, & Olson LLP

Education

• Georgetown University Law Center; J.D.
  • magna cum laude
  • Order of the Coif
• University of Oklahoma; B.A.
  • Carl Albert Award

Clerkships

• Stephen Wilson, S. District Court for the Central District of California
• Sidney Thomas, S. Court of Appeals for the 9^th Circuit

Links

• https://ballotpedia.org/Steve_Kim_(California)

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Dirk Paloutzian, United States District Court for the Eastern District of California

• Nomination
  • Nominated: May 21, 2020
• Career
  • Practicing, Baker Manock & Jensen, P.C. [2002 – present]
  • Deputy District Attorney, Fresno County
• Education
  • University of California Davis School of Law; J.D. [1994]
  • University of California, Berkeley; B.A. [1991]
• Clerkships
  • Extern to Judge Marvin Baxter, California Supreme Court
• Links
  • https://ballotpedia.org/Dirk_Paloutzian

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James P. Arguelles, United States District Court for the Eastern District of California

• Nomination
  • Nominated: June 18, 2020
• Career
  • Judge, Superior Court of Sacramento County, (2010 – present)
  • Partner, Stevens, O’Connell & Jacobs, LLP
  • Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of California
  • Private Practice, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP
• Education
  • Harvard Law School; J.D.
    • magna cum laude
  • S. Army War College; M.S.S.
  • S. Naval Academy; B.S.
• Clerkships
  • Judge Marilyn Huff, United States District Court for the Southern District of California
• Links
  • https://ballotpedia.org/James_P._Arguelles
  • https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-judicial-nominee-7/

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Shireen Matthews, United States District Court for the Southern District of California

Nomination

• Nominated: October 17^th, 2019

Career

• Partner, Jones Day in San Diego (2013 – present)
• Assistant U.S. Attorney, United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of California (2008 – 2013)
• Associate, Latham & Watkins LLP (2005 – 2008)

Education

• Duke University School of Law; J.D. (2004)
  • cum laude
• Georgetown University; B.A. (2000)
  • magna cum laude

Clerkships

• Irma Gonzalez, United States District Court for the Southern District of California

Links

• https://ballotpedia.org/Shireen_Matthews

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Adam Braverman, United States District Court for the Southern District of California

Nomination

• Nominated: October 17^th, 2019

Career

• Associate Deputy Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice (current)
• United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California
  • S. Attorney
  • Deputy Chief of the Criminal Enterprise Section
• Private Practice, Goodwin Procter LLP

Education

• George Washington University Law School; J.D. (2000)
• George Washington University; B.A.
  • cum laude

Clerkships

• Consuelo Maria Callahan, United States Court of Appeals for the 9^th Circuit
• Reggie Walton, S. District Court for the District of Columbia
• Ann O’Regan Keary, Superior Court of the District of Columbia

Links

• https://ballotpedia.org/Adam_Braverman

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Todd Robinson, United States District Court for the Southern District of California

Nomination

• Nominated: November 21, 2019
• Confirmed: September 16, 2020

Career

• • S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of California [1998 – present]
    • Assistant United States Attorney
      • Senior Litigation Counsel in the Criminal Division [2005 – present]
    • Various other Roles [1998 – 2005]

Education

• University of California, Berkeley; B.A.
• Georgetown University Law Center; J.D.
  • cum laude

Links

• https://ballotpedia.org/Todd_Robinson_(California)

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Knut Johnson, United States District Court for the Southern District of California

Nomination

• Nominated: November 21, 2019

Career

• Owner, Law Office of Knut S. Johnson [1996 – present]
• Associate Attorney, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP [1994 – 1996]
• Senior Trial Attorney, Federal Defenders of San Diego Inc [1988 – 1994]
• Associate Attorney, Jenkins & Perry [1986 – 1988]

Education

• Tulane University; B.S. [1980]
• University of San Diego School of Law; J.D. [1986]
  • cum laude

Links

• https://ballotpedia.org/Knut_Johnson

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Michelle Pettit, Unites States District Court for the Southern District of California

Nomination

• Nominated: November 21, 2019

Career

• Assistant U.S. Attorney, United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California [2007 – 2015]
• Senior Trial Counsel, United States Navy on Active Duty in San Diego

Military Service

• United States Navy
  • Judge, U.S. Navy Reserves

Education

• United States Naval Academy; B.S.
• Vanderbilt University Law School; J.D.
  • Order of the Coif
  • Vanderbilt Law Review

Links

• https://ballotpedia.org/Michelle_Pettit