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John Arnold Kronstadt

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Senior status since April 1, 2022.

Confirmed 96 to 0Confirmed from the official record
Appointed by
Barack Obama
Nominated
January 5, 2011
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
February 16, 2011
Committee action
Reported (favorably), March 10, 2011
Senate vote
Recorded vote, 96 to 0
Confirmed
April 12, 2011
Commissioned
April 14, 2011
Senior status
Since April 1, 2022
American Bar Association rating
Qualified

Born 1951, 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

  • Law clerk, Hon. William P. Gray, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1976-1977
  • Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1978-1985
  • Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1985-2002
  • Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 2002-2011

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