Jesus Bernal
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Jesus Bernal
United States District Court for the Central District of California
Tenure
2012 - Present
Years in position
12
Education
Contact
Jesus Bernal is a judge for the United States District Court for the Central District of California. He joined the court in 2012 after a nomination from President Barack Obama. At the time of nomination, Bernal was the deputy federal public defender in the Central District of California.[1][2]
Early life and education
Bernal attended Yale University, earning a B.A. in 1986. He went on to earn his J.D. in 1989 from Stanford Law School.[3]
Professional career
- 1996-2012: Deputy federal public defender, Central District of California
- 1991-1996: Litigation associate, Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe LLP
- 1989-1991: Clerk, Honorable David Kenyon[3]
Judicial career
Central District of California
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Jesus Bernal |
| Court: Central District of California |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 230 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: April 25, 2012
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| ABA Rating: Majority Qualified; Minority Not Qualified
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| Questionnaire: (dead link) Questionnaire |
| Hearing: June 6, 2012
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| QFRs: QFRs (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: July 12, 2012
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| Confirmed: December 11, 2012
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| Vote: Voice
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On April 25, 2012, President Barack Obama nominated Jesus Bernal to the United States District Court for the Central District of California to fill the vacancy left by Stephen Larson.[1]
Bernal was rated Majority Qualified; Minority Not Qualified by the American Bar Association. He had a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 6, 2012, and you can find his [June 6, 2012, Committee Questionnaire available here] and his Questions for the Record available here.[4]
On December 11, 2012, the United States Senate confirmed Jesus Bernal to an Article III post for the United States District Court for the Central District of California with a voice vote.[5][6]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate," April 25, 2012
- ↑ Official Federal Judicial Center Bio of Judge Bernal
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namednom2 - ↑ 112th Congress Nomination Materials
- ↑ Report on the Activities of the Senate Judiciary Committee, 112th Congress
- ↑ United States Periodic Press Gallery
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