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U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

38 sitting judgesConfirmed from the official record

27 in active service and 11 in senior status. Newest commission first.

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.

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Sitting judges of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
JudgeAppointed bySenate voteCommissioned
Serena Raquel MurilloJudge. ActiveJoseph R. Biden49 to 47
Cynthia Valenzuela DixonJudge. ActiveJoseph R. Biden49 to 47
Anne HwangJudge. ActiveJoseph R. Biden48 to 43
Michelle Williams CourtJudge. ActiveJoseph R. Biden49 to 44
Monica Ramirez AlmadaniJudge. ActiveJoseph R. Biden51 to 44
Kenly Kiya KatoJudge. ActiveJoseph R. Biden51 to 46
Hernán Diego VeraJudge. ActiveJoseph R. Biden51 to 48
Wesley Liu HsuJudge. ActiveJoseph R. Biden53 to 43
Sherilyn Peace GarnettJudge. ActiveJoseph R. Biden62 to 33
Sunshine Suzanne SykesJudge. ActiveJoseph R. Biden51 to 45
Fred Wallace SlaughterJudge. ActiveJoseph R. Biden57 to 41
Maame Ewusi-Mensah FrimpongJudge. ActiveJoseph R. Biden46 to 24
Fernando Lazaro Aenlle-RochaJudge. ActiveDonald J. Trump80 to 8
Stanley Blumenfeld, Jr.Judge. ActiveDonald J. Trump92 to 4
John William HolcombJudge. ActiveDonald J. Trump83 to 12
Mark Christopher ScarsiJudge. ActiveDonald J. Trump83 to 12
Andre Birotte, Jr.Judge. ActiveBarack Obama100 to 0
Fernando Manzano OlguinJudge. ActiveBarack ObamaVoice vote
Jesus Gilberto BernalJudge. ActiveBarack ObamaVoice vote
Michael Walter FitzgeraldJudge. ActiveBarack Obama91 to 6
John Arnold KronstadtJudge. Senior status since April 1, 2022Barack Obama96 to 0
Josephine L. StatonJudge. Senior status since September 19, 2026Barack ObamaVoice vote
Dolly Maizie GeeJudge. ActiveBarack ObamaVoice vote
George H. WuJudge. Senior status since November 3, 2023George W. Bush95 to 0
Otis D. Wright, IIJudge. ActiveGeorge W. BushVoice vote
Valerie Baker FairbankJudge. Senior status since March 1, 2012George W. BushVoice vote
Dale S. FischerJudge. Senior status since May 1, 2024George W. Bush86 to 0
Cormac J. CarneyJudge. Senior status since May 31, 2024George W. Bush80 to 0
James V. SelnaJudge. Senior status since March 3, 2020George W. Bush97 to 0
Robert Gary KlausnerJudge. ActiveGeorge W. BushVoice vote
Percy AndersonJudge. ActiveGeorge W. Bush99 to 0
John F. WalterJudge. ActiveGeorge W. Bush99 to 0
Virginia A. PhillipsJudge. Senior status since February 14, 2022William J. ClintonVoice vote
David O. CarterJudge. ActiveWilliam J. ClintonVoice vote
Christina A. SnyderJudge. Senior status since November 23, 2016William J. Clinton93 to 6
Stephen Victor WilsonJudge. ActiveRonald ReaganVoice vote
Consuelo Bland MarshallJudge. Senior status since October 24, 2005Jimmy CarterVoice vote
Terry J. Hatter, Jr.Judge. Senior status since April 22, 2005Jimmy CarterVoice vote
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