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

101 judges have served since Sep 18, 1966. Now: Serena Raquel Murillo DCynthia Valenzuela Dixon DAnne Hwang DMichelle Williams Court DMonica Ramirez Almadani DKenly Kiya Kato DHernán Diego Vera DWesley Liu Hsu DSherilyn Peace Garnett DSunshine Suzanne Sykes DFred Wallace Slaughter DMaame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong DFernando Lazaro Aenlle-Rocha RStanley Blumenfeld, Jr. RJohn William Holcomb RMark Christopher Scarsi RAndre Birotte, Jr. DFernando Manzano Olguin DJesus Gilberto Bernal DMichael Walter Fitzgerald DDolly Maizie Gee DOtis D. Wright, II RRobert Gary Klausner RPercy Anderson RJohn F. Walter RDavid O. Carter DStephen Victor Wilson R.

Judges
101
45 R · 44 D · 12 N(
Longest tenure
52 years
Manuel Lawrence Real
Current
21 months
Serena Raquel Murillo, since Jan 9, 2025
history/court/district-court-for-the-central-district-of-californiaEvery holder, newest first
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197019751980198519901995200020052010201520202025Peirson Mitchell Hall · 1966-09-18 – 1968-09-30 · None (reassignment)David Welford Williams · 1969-06-20 – 1981-01-17 · RepublicanCynthia Holcomb Hall · 1981-11-18 – 1984-10-04 · RepublicanWilliam Duffy Keller · 1984-10-04 – 1999-10-29 · RepublicanFlorence-Marie Cooper · 1999-11-15 – 2010-01-15 · DemocratJosephine L. Staton · 2010-06-22 – 2026-09-19 · DemocratThurmond Clarke · 1966-09-18 – 1970-09-01 · None (reassignment)Robert Joseph Kelleher · 1970-12-21 – 1983-03-05 · RepublicanHarry Lindley Hupp · 1984-03-21 – 1997-04-01 · RepublicanChristina A. Snyder · 1997-11-10 – 2016-11-23 · DemocratStanley Blumenfeld, Jr. · 2020-09-18 – present · RepublicanCharles Hardy Carr · 1966-09-18 – 1973-08-18 · None (reassignment)Robert Firth · 1974-03-08 – 1979-10-31 · RepublicanTerry J. Hatter, Jr. · 1979-12-20 – 2005-04-22 · DemocratStephen G. Larson · 2006-03-20 – 2009-11-02 · RepublicanJacqueline Hong-Ngoc Nguyen · 2009-12-04 – 2012-05-15 · DemocratJesus Gilberto Bernal · 2012-12-12 – present · DemocratWilliam Matthew Byrne, Sr. · 1966-09-18 – 1974-03-09 · None (reassignment)Robert Mitsuhiro Takasugi · 1976-05-07 – 1996-09-30 · RepublicanCarlos R. Moreno · 1998-02-04 – 2001-10-18 · DemocratPercy Anderson · 2002-05-01 – present · RepublicanLeon Rene Yankwich · 1966-09-18 – 1975-02-09 · None (reassignment)Laughlin Edward Waters, Sr. · 1976-05-12 – 1986-07-06 · RepublicanRonald S. W. Lew · 1987-05-07 – 2006-09-19 · RepublicanValerie Baker Fairbank · 2007-02-16 – 2012-03-01 · RepublicanMichael Walter Fitzgerald · 2012-03-15 – present · DemocratElisha Avery Crary · 1966-09-18 – 1975-06-24 · None (reassignment)Mariana R. Pfaelzer · 1978-09-23 – 1997-12-31 · DemocratMargaret M. Morrow · 1998-02-24 – 2015-10-29 · DemocratJohn William Holcomb · 2020-09-18 – present · RepublicanJesse William Curtis, Jr. · 1966-09-18 – 1975-12-31 · None (reassignment)Atsushi Wallace Tashima · 1980-06-30 – 1996-01-08 · DemocratDean D. Pregerson · 1996-08-01 – 2016-01-28 · DemocratMark Christopher Scarsi · 2020-09-18 – present · RepublicanFrancis C. Whelan · 1966-09-18 – 1978-01-07 · None (reassignment)David Vreeland Kenyon · 1980-09-30 – 1995-10-27 · DemocratKim McLane Wardlaw · 1995-12-26 – 1998-08-03 · DemocratDavid O. Carter · 1998-10-22 – present · DemocratAlbert Lee Stephens, Jr. · 1966-09-18 – 1979-06-01 · None (reassignment)Consuelo Bland Marshall · 1980-09-30 – 2005-10-24 · DemocratAndrew J. Guilford · 2006-06-26 – 2019-07-05 · RepublicanFernando Lazaro Aenlle-Rocha · 2020-12-22 – present · RepublicanIrving Hill · 1966-09-18 – 1980-10-15 · None (reassignment)Richard Arthur Gadbois, Jr. · 1982-07-28 – 1996-01-24 · RepublicanA. Howard Matz · 1998-06-29 – 2011-07-11 · DemocratFernando Manzano Olguin · 2013-01-16 – present · DemocratWilliam Percival Gray · 1966-09-18 – 1982-03-26 · None (reassignment)Edward Rafeedie · 1982-09-24 – 1996-01-06 · RepublicanNora Margaret Manella · 1998-10-22 – 2006-05-21 · DemocratPhilip S. Gutierrez · 2007-02-16 – 2024-10-22 · RepublicanMichelle Williams Court · 2024-11-07 – present · DemocratA. Andrew Hauk · 1966-09-18 – 1982-09-29 · None (reassignment)Pamela Ann Rymer · 1983-02-24 – 1989-05-24 · RepublicanRobert C. Bonner · 1989-05-24 – 1990-08-12 · RepublicanGary L. Taylor · 1990-10-01 – 2004-12-08 · RepublicanOtis D. Wright, II · 2007-04-16 – present · RepublicanWarren John Ferguson · 1966-11-03 – 1979-12-20 · DemocratAlicemarie Huber Stotler · 1984-05-03 – 2009-01-05 · RepublicanDolly Maizie Gee · 2010-01-04 – present · DemocratManuel Lawrence Real · 1966-11-03 – 2018-11-04 · DemocratMaame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong · 2022-02-07 – present · DemocratHarry Pregerson · 1967-12-07 – 1979-11-06 · DemocratWilliam J. Rea · 1984-06-15 – 1998-03-31 · RepublicanGary Allen Feess · 1999-07-07 – 2014-03-13 · DemocratAndre Birotte, Jr. · 2014-08-08 – present · DemocratWilliam Matthew Byrne, Jr. · 1971-05-20 – 1998-02-28 · RepublicanVirginia A. Phillips · 1999-11-15 – 2022-02-14 · DemocratFred Wallace Slaughter · 2022-04-19 – present · DemocratLawrence Tupper Lydick · 1971-07-29 – 1984-03-01 · RepublicanJames M. Ideman · 1984-06-15 – 1998-04-02 · RepublicanJohn F. Walter · 2002-05-01 – present · RepublicanMalcolm Millar Lucas · 1971-07-29 – 1984-04-06 · RepublicanStephen Victor Wilson · 1985-10-17 – present · RepublicanFerdinand Francis Fernandez · 1985-10-17 – 1989-05-24 · RepublicanLourdes Gillespie Baird · 1992-08-12 – 2004-05-12 · RepublicanGeorge P. Schiavelli · 2004-07-08 – 2008-10-05 · RepublicanJohn Arnold Kronstadt · 2011-04-14 – 2022-04-01 · DemocratSunshine Suzanne Sykes · 2022-06-14 – present · DemocratJ[ohn] Spencer Letts · 1985-12-17 – 2000-12-19 · RepublicanRobert Gary Klausner · 2002-11-15 – present · RepublicanDickran M. Tevrizian, Jr. · 1985-12-17 – 2005-08-05 · RepublicanGeorge H. Wu · 2007-04-17 – 2023-11-03 · RepublicanKenly Kiya Kato · 2023-11-17 – present · DemocratJohn G. Davies · 1986-06-09 – 1998-07-18 · RepublicanS. James Otero · 2003-02-12 – 2018-12-30 · RepublicanSherilyn Peace Garnett · 2022-06-24 – present · DemocratLinda Hodge McLaughlin · 1992-08-17 – 1999-03-07 · RepublicanJames V. Selna · 2003-03-27 – 2020-03-03 · RepublicanWesley Liu Hsu · 2023-05-12 – present · DemocratAudrey B. Collins · 1994-05-09 – 2014-08-01 · DemocratHernán Diego Vera · 2023-06-15 – present · DemocratRichard A. Paez · 1994-06-16 – 2000-03-17 · DemocratCormac J. Carney · 2003-04-09 – 2024-05-31 · RepublicanAnne Hwang · 2024-12-06 – present · DemocratRobert J. Timlin · 1994-09-15 – 2005-02-01 · DemocratBeverly Reid O'Connell · 2013-04-30 – 2017-10-08 · DemocratMonica Ramirez Almadani · 2023-11-21 – present · DemocratGeorge H. King · 1995-06-30 – 2017-01-06 · DemocratCynthia Valenzuela Dixon · 2024-12-16 – present · DemocratDale S. Fischer · 2003-11-05 – 2024-05-01 · RepublicanSerena Raquel Murillo · 2025-01-09 – present · Democrat
Serena Raquel Murillo D
Jan 9, 2025 – present · 21 months · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 49–47
Cynthia Valenzuela Dixon D
Dec 16, 2024 – present · 22 months · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 49–47
Anne Hwang D
Dec 6, 2024 – present · 22 months · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 48–43
Michelle Williams Court D
Nov 7, 2024 – present · 23 months · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 49–44
Monica Ramirez Almadani D
Nov 21, 2023 – present · 2.9 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 51–44
Kenly Kiya Kato D
Nov 17, 2023 – present · 2.9 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 51–46
Hernán Diego Vera D
Jun 15, 2023 – present · 3.3 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 51–48
Wesley Liu Hsu D
May 12, 2023 – present · 3.4 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 53–43
Sherilyn Peace Garnett D
Jun 24, 2022 – present · 4.3 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 62–33
Sunshine Suzanne Sykes D
Jun 14, 2022 – present · 4.3 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 51–45
Fred Wallace Slaughter D
Apr 19, 2022 – present · 4.5 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 57–41
Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong D
Feb 7, 2022 – present · 4.7 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 46–24
Fernando Lazaro Aenlle-Rocha R
Dec 22, 2020 – present · 5.8 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 80–8
Stanley Blumenfeld, Jr. R
Sep 18, 2020 – present · 6.1 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 92–4
John William Holcomb R
Sep 18, 2020 – present · 6.1 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 83–12
Mark Christopher Scarsi R
Sep 18, 2020 – present · 6.1 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 83–12
Andre Birotte, Jr. D
Aug 8, 2014 – present · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 100–0
Beverly Reid O'Connell D
Apr 30, 2013 – Oct 8, 2017 · 4.4 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 92–0
Fernando Manzano Olguin D
Jan 16, 2013 – present · 14 years · appointed by Barack Obama
Jesus Gilberto Bernal D
Dec 12, 2012 – present · 14 years · appointed by Barack Obama
Michael Walter Fitzgerald D
Mar 15, 2012 – present · 15 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 91–6
John Arnold Kronstadt D
Apr 14, 2011 – Apr 1, 2022 · 11 years · appointed by Barack Obama · senior status Apr 1, 2022 · confirmed 96–0
Josephine L. Staton D
Jun 22, 2010 – Sep 19, 2026 · 16 years · appointed by Barack Obama · senior status Sep 19, 2026
Dolly Maizie Gee D
Jan 4, 2010 – present · 17 years · appointed by Barack Obama
Jacqueline Hong-Ngoc Nguyen D
Dec 4, 2009 – May 15, 2012 · 2.4 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 97–0
George H. Wu R
Apr 17, 2007 – Nov 3, 2023 · 17 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Nov 3, 2023 · confirmed 95–0
Otis D. Wright, II R
Apr 16, 2007 – present · 19 years · appointed by George W. Bush
Valerie Baker Fairbank R
Feb 16, 2007 – Mar 1, 2012 · 5 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Mar 1, 2012
Philip S. Gutierrez R
Feb 16, 2007 – Oct 22, 2024 · 18 years · appointed by George W. Bush · confirmed 97–0
Andrew J. Guilford R
Jun 26, 2006 – Jul 5, 2019 · 13 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Jul 5, 2019 · confirmed 93–0
Stephen G. Larson R
Mar 20, 2006 – Nov 2, 2009 · 3.6 years · appointed by George W. Bush
George P. Schiavelli R
Jul 8, 2004 – Oct 5, 2008 · 4.2 years · appointed by George W. Bush
Dale S. Fischer R
Nov 5, 2003 – May 1, 2024 · 20 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status May 1, 2024 · confirmed 86–0
Cormac J. Carney R
Apr 9, 2003 – May 31, 2024 · 21 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status May 31, 2024 · confirmed 80–0
James V. Selna R
Mar 27, 2003 – Mar 3, 2020 · 17 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Mar 3, 2020 · confirmed 97–0
S. James Otero R
Feb 12, 2003 – Dec 30, 2018 · 16 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Dec 30, 2018 · confirmed 94–0
Robert Gary Klausner R
Nov 15, 2002 – present · 24 years · appointed by George W. Bush
Percy Anderson R
May 1, 2002 – present · 24 years · appointed by George W. Bush · confirmed 99–0
John F. Walter R
May 1, 2002 – present · 24 years · appointed by George W. Bush · confirmed 99–0
Florence-Marie Cooper D
Nov 15, 1999 – Jan 15, 2010 · 10 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
Virginia A. Phillips D
Nov 15, 1999 – Feb 14, 2022 · 22 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Feb 14, 2022
Gary Allen Feess D
Jul 7, 1999 – Mar 13, 2014 · 15 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Mar 13, 2014 · confirmed 94–4
David O. Carter D
Oct 22, 1998 – present · 28 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
Nora Margaret Manella D
Oct 22, 1998 – May 21, 2006 · 7.6 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
A. Howard Matz D
Jun 29, 1998 – Jul 11, 2011 · 13 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jul 11, 2011 · confirmed 85–0
Margaret M. Morrow D
Feb 24, 1998 – Oct 29, 2015 · 18 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Oct 29, 2015 · confirmed 67–28
Carlos R. Moreno D
Feb 4, 1998 – Oct 18, 2001 · 3.7 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · confirmed 96–0
Christina A. Snyder D
Nov 10, 1997 – Nov 23, 2016 · 19 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Nov 23, 2016 · confirmed 93–6
Dean D. Pregerson D
Aug 1, 1996 – Jan 28, 2016 · 19 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jan 28, 2016
Kim McLane Wardlaw D
Dec 26, 1995 – Aug 3, 1998 · 2.6 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
George H. King D
Jun 30, 1995 – Jan 6, 2017 · 22 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
Robert J. Timlin D
Sep 15, 1994 – Feb 1, 2005 · 10 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Feb 1, 2005
Richard A. Paez D
Jun 16, 1994 – Mar 17, 2000 · 5.8 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
Audrey B. Collins D
May 9, 1994 – Aug 1, 2014 · 20 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
Linda Hodge McLaughlin R
Aug 17, 1992 – Mar 7, 1999 · 6.6 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush
Lourdes Gillespie Baird R
Aug 12, 1992 – May 12, 2004 · 12 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status May 12, 2004
Gary L. Taylor R
Oct 1, 1990 – Dec 8, 2004 · 14 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Dec 8, 2004
Robert C. Bonner R
May 24, 1989 – Aug 12, 1990 · 15 months · appointed by George H.W. Bush
Ronald S. W. Lew R
May 7, 1987 – Sep 19, 2006 · 19 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Sep 19, 2006
John G. Davies R
Jun 9, 1986 – Jul 18, 1998 · 12 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
J[ohn] Spencer Letts R
Dec 17, 1985 – Dec 19, 2000 · 15 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Dec 19, 2000
Dickran M. Tevrizian, Jr. R
Dec 17, 1985 – Aug 5, 2005 · 20 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Aug 5, 2005
Stephen Victor Wilson R
Oct 17, 1985 – present · 41 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
Ferdinand Francis Fernandez R
Oct 17, 1985 – May 24, 1989 · 3.6 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
William Duffy Keller R
Oct 4, 1984 – Oct 29, 1999 · 15 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Oct 29, 1999
William J. Rea R
Jun 15, 1984 – Mar 31, 1998 · 14 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Mar 31, 1998
James M. Ideman R
Jun 15, 1984 – Apr 2, 1998 · 14 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Apr 2, 1998
Alicemarie Huber Stotler R
May 3, 1984 – Jan 5, 2009 · 25 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jan 5, 2009
Harry Lindley Hupp R
Mar 21, 1984 – Apr 1, 1997 · 13 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Apr 1, 1997
Pamela Ann Rymer R
Feb 24, 1983 – May 24, 1989 · 6.2 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
Edward Rafeedie R
Sep 24, 1982 – Jan 6, 1996 · 13 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jan 6, 1996
Richard Arthur Gadbois, Jr. R
Jul 28, 1982 – Jan 24, 1996 · 13 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jan 24, 1996
Cynthia Holcomb Hall R
Nov 18, 1981 – Oct 4, 1984 · 2.9 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
David Vreeland Kenyon D
Sep 30, 1980 – Oct 27, 1995 · 15 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Oct 27, 1995
Consuelo Bland Marshall D
Sep 30, 1980 – Oct 24, 2005 · 25 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Oct 24, 2005
Atsushi Wallace Tashima D
Jun 30, 1980 – Jan 8, 1996 · 16 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter
Terry J. Hatter, Jr. D
Dec 20, 1979 – Apr 22, 2005 · 25 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Apr 22, 2005
Mariana R. Pfaelzer D
Sep 23, 1978 – Dec 31, 1997 · 19 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Dec 31, 1997
Laughlin Edward Waters, Sr. R
May 12, 1976 – Jul 6, 1986 · 10 years · appointed by Gerald Ford · senior status Jul 6, 1986
Robert Mitsuhiro Takasugi R
May 7, 1976 – Sep 30, 1996 · 20 years · appointed by Gerald Ford · senior status Sep 30, 1996
Robert Firth R
Mar 8, 1974 – Oct 31, 1979 · 5.6 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Oct 31, 1979
Lawrence Tupper Lydick R
Jul 29, 1971 – Mar 1, 1984 · 13 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Mar 1, 1984
Malcolm Millar Lucas R
Jul 29, 1971 – Apr 6, 1984 · 13 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon
William Matthew Byrne, Jr. R
May 20, 1971 – Feb 28, 1998 · 27 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Feb 28, 1998
Robert Joseph Kelleher R
Dec 21, 1970 – Mar 5, 1983 · 12 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Mar 5, 1983
David Welford Williams R
Jun 20, 1969 – Jan 17, 1981 · 12 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Jan 17, 1981
Harry Pregerson D
Dec 7, 1967 – Nov 6, 1979 · 12 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
Warren John Ferguson D
Nov 3, 1966 – Dec 20, 1979 · 13 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
Manuel Lawrence Real D
Nov 3, 1966 – Nov 4, 2018 · 52 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Nov 4, 2018
Peirson Mitchell Hall N(
Sep 18, 1966 – Sep 30, 1968 · 2 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · senior status Sep 30, 1968
Thurmond Clarke N(
Sep 18, 1966 – Sep 1, 1970 · 4 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · senior status Sep 1, 1970
Charles Hardy Carr N(
Sep 18, 1966 – Aug 18, 1973 · 6.9 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · senior status Aug 18, 1973
William Matthew Byrne, Sr. N(
Sep 18, 1966 – Mar 9, 1974 · 7.5 years · appointed by None (reassignment)
Leon Rene Yankwich N(
Sep 18, 1966 – Feb 9, 1975 · 8.4 years · appointed by None (reassignment)
Elisha Avery Crary N(
Sep 18, 1966 – Jun 24, 1975 · 8.8 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · senior status Jun 24, 1975
Jesse William Curtis, Jr. N(
Sep 18, 1966 – Dec 31, 1975 · 9.3 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · senior status Dec 31, 1975
Francis C. Whelan N(
Sep 18, 1966 – Jan 7, 1978 · 11 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · senior status Jan 7, 1978
Albert Lee Stephens, Jr. N(
Sep 18, 1966 – Jun 1, 1979 · 13 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · senior status Jun 1, 1979
Irving Hill N(
Sep 18, 1966 – Oct 15, 1980 · 14 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · senior status Oct 15, 1980
William Percival Gray N(
Sep 18, 1966 – Mar 26, 1982 · 16 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · senior status Mar 26, 1982
A. Andrew Hauk N(
Sep 18, 1966 – Sep 29, 1982 · 16 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · senior status Sep 29, 1982

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.