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Michelle Williams Court
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Active service.
Confirmed 49 to 44Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden
- Nominated
- April 30, 2024
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- May 22, 2024
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), July 11, 2024
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 49 to 44
- Confirmed
- September 18, 2024
- Commissioned
- November 7, 2024
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1966, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1993-1994
- Attorney, ACLU of Southern California, 1994-1995
- Private practice, Pasadena, California, 1995-1999
- Fellow, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Los Angeles, California, 1999-2000
- Private practice, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2000-2002
- Bet Tzedek Legal Services, Los Angeles, California, 2002-2012; deputy director of litigation, 2002-2004; director of litigation, 2004-2009; vice president and general counsel, 2009-2012
- Adjunct professor, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California, 2006
- Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 2012-2024; assistant supervising judge, Civil Division, 2021-2022; supervising judge, Civil Division, 2023-2024
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