Jesus Bernal

Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Central District of California

Tenure

2012 - Present

Years in position

Education

Bachelor's

Yale, 1986

Law

Stanford Law, 1989

Contact

Official website

## Contents

* 1 Early life and education
* 2 Professional career
* 3 Judicial career
* 3.1 Central District of California
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

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[edit]

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[edit]

* 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[edit]

### Central District of California[edit]

Nomination Tracker

Nominee Information
Name: Jesus Bernal
Court: Central District of California
Progress
Confirmed 230 days after nomination.
ANominated: April 25, 2012
AABA Rating: Majority Qualified; Minority Not Qualified
AQuestionnaire: (dead link) Questionnaire
AHearing: June 6, 2012
AQFRs: QFRs (Hover over QFRs to read more)
AReported: July 12, 2012
AConfirmed: December 11, 2012
AVote: Voice

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] Obama commented on the two nominations, stating, “I am honored to put forward these highly qualified candidates for the federal bench. They will be distinguished public servants and valuable additions to the United States District Court.”[3]

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]

## See also[edit]

* United States District Court for the Central District of California

## External links[edit]

* "President Obama Nominates Four to Serve on the US District Court" 4/25/2012

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate," April 25, 2012
2. ↑ Official Federal Judicial Center Bio of Judge Bernal
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "President Obama Nominates Four to Serve on the US District Court" 4/25/2012
4. ↑ 112th Congress Nomination Materials
5. ↑ Report on the Activities of the Senate Judiciary Committee, 112th Congress
6. ↑ United States Periodic Press Gallery

Political offices

Preceded by:
Stephen Larson | Central District of California
2012–Present  | Succeeded by:

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Federal judges who have served the United States District Court for the Central District of California

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Active judges|

Chief Judge: Philip Gutierrez • John Walter • Otis Wright • George Wu • Percy Anderson • Cormac Carney • David Carter (California) • Dale Fischer • Virginia Phillips • Robert Klausner • Stephen V. Wilson • Fernando Olguin • Dolly Gee • Stanley Blumenfeld • John A. Kronstadt • Josephine Staton • Michael Fitzgerald (California) • Jesus Bernal • André Birotte, Jr. • Fernando Aenlle-Rocha • Mark Scarsi • John Holcomb (California)

Senior judges|

James Selna • Dean Pregerson • Valerie Baker Fairbank • Terry Hatter • William Duffy Keller • Ronald Lew • Consuelo Marshall • S. James Otero • Christina Snyder •

Magistrate judges|  Charles F. Eick • Paul Abrams • Jacqueline Chooljian • Alicia Rosenberg • Sheri Pym • John McDermott (California) • Jean Rosenbluth • Michael Wilner • Douglas McCormick • Alka Sagar • Kenly Kiya Kato • Louise A. LaMothe • Steve Kim (California) • Karen Stevenson • Karen Scott • John Early • Alexander MacKinnon • Rozella Oliver • Gail Standish • Maria Audero • Pedro Castillo • Shashi Kewalramani • Autumn Spaeth • Margo Rocconi • Patricia Donahue •
Former Article III judges|

Gilbert Jertberg • Carlos Moreno • Kim McLane Wardlaw • Alicemarie Stotler • Audrey Collins • Florence-Marie Cooper • Gary Feess • Andrew Guilford • Robert Kelleher • Stephen Larson • Spencer Letts • Howard Matz • Mariana Pfaelzer • Manuel Real • George Schiavelli • Robert Takasugi • Harry Pregerson • Pamela Rymer • Richard Paez • Warren Ferguson • Cynthia Holcomb Hall • Ferdinand Francis Fernandez • Leon Rene Yankwich • Albert Lee Stephens, Jr. • Margaret Morrow • Lourdes Baird • Robert Bonner • William Byrne, Jr. • William Byrne, Sr. • Charles Carr • Thurmond Clarke • Elisha Crary • Jesse Curtis • John Davies • Robert Firth • Richard Gadbois • William Gray (California) • Peirson Hall • Andrew Hauk • Irving Hill • Harry Hupp • James Ideman • David Kenyon • Malcolm Lucas • Lawrence Lydick • Linda McLaughlin • Edward Rafeedie • William Rea • Gary L. Taylor • Dickran Tevrizian • Laughlin Waters • Francis Whelan • David Williams (California) • Jacqueline Nguyen • Beverly Reid O'Connell • Atsushi Wallace Tashima •

Former Chief judges|

Alicemarie Stotler • Cormac Carney • Terry Hatter • Virginia Phillips • George King • Consuelo Marshall • Manuel Real • Albert Lee Stephens, Jr. • William Byrne, Jr. • Thurmond Clarke • Andrew Hauk • Irving Hill •

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