District Court · Ninth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
The federal trial court. Juries sit here, evidence is heard here, and almost every federal case begins here.
The bench
Who sits on this court?
Judges in active service, when they were confirmed, and who nominated each.
| Judge | Since | Nominated by | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terry J. Hatter Jr. Senior | 1979 | Jimmy Carter | CACD1701 |
| Consuelo Bland Marshall Senior | 1980 | Jimmy Carter | CACD0403 |
| Stephen Victor Wilson | 1985 | Ronald Reagan | CACD2001 |
| Christina A. Snyder Senior | 1997 | William J. Clinton | CACD0104 |
| David O. Carter | 1998 | William J. Clinton | CACD1603 |
| Virginia A. Phillips Senior | 1999 | William J. Clinton | CACD1502 |
| Percy Anderson | 2002 | George W. Bush | CACD0304 |
| John F. Walter | 2002 | George W. Bush | CACD1304 |
| Robert Gary Klausner | 2002 | George W. Bush | CACD1802 |
| James Selna V. Senior | 2003 | George W. Bush | CACD2102 |
| Cormac J. Carney Senior | 2003 | George W. Bush | CACD0604 |
| Dale S. Fischer Senior | 2003 | George W. Bush | CACD2801 |
| Valerie Baker Fairbank Senior | 2007 | George W. Bush | CACD0404 |
| Otis D. Wright II | 2007 | George W. Bush | CACD1903 |
| George H. Wu Senior | 2007 | George W. Bush | CACD0504 |
| Dolly Maizie Gee | 2009 | Barack Obama | CACD2303 |
| Josephine L. Staton | 2010 | Barack Obama | CACD1403 |
| John Arnold Kronstadt Senior | 2011 | Barack Obama | CACD2403 |
| Michael Walter Fitzgerald | 2012 | Barack Obama | CACD0904 |
| Jesus Gilberto Bernal | 2012 | Barack Obama | CACD2603 |
| Fernando Manzano Olguin | 2012 | Barack Obama | CACD0705 |
| Andre Birotte Jr. | 2014 | Barack Obama | CACD0205 |
| Stanley Blumenfeld Jr. | 2020 | Donald J. Trump | CACD1005 |
| John William Holcomb | 2020 | Donald J. Trump | CACD1104 |
| Mark Christopher Scarsi | 2020 | Donald J. Trump | CACD2702 |
| Fernando Lazaro Aenlle-Rocha | 2020 | Donald J. Trump | CACD2503 |
| Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong | 2021 | Joseph R. Biden | CACD0105 |
| Fred Wallace Slaughter | 2022 | Joseph R. Biden | CACD2203 |
| Sherilyn Peace Garnett | 2022 | Joseph R. Biden | CACD1202 |
| Sunshine Suzanne Sykes | 2022 | Joseph R. Biden | CACD2103 |
| Wesley Liu Hsu | 2023 | Joseph R. Biden | CACD1503 |
| Hernán Diego Vera | 2023 | Joseph R. Biden | CACD0804 |
| Kenly Kiya Kato | 2023 | Joseph R. Biden | CACD0406 |
| Monica Ramirez Almadani | 2023 | Joseph R. Biden | CACD2404 |
| Michelle Williams Court | 2024 | Joseph R. Biden | CACD2802 |
| Anne Hwang | 2024 | Joseph R. Biden | CACD0505 |
| Cynthia Valenzuela Dixon | 2024 | Joseph R. Biden | CACD1703 |
| Serena Raquel Murillo | 2024 | Joseph R. Biden | CACD0605 |
Source · Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges, 1789–present (public domain)
What seats does this court have?
Each seat on this court, who holds it, and how many judges have held it before.
- Judges seated now
- 38
- Seat numbers on record
- 100
| Seat | Held by | Since | Holders to date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CACD0104 | Christina A. Snyder | 1997 | 1 |
| CACD0105 | Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong | 2022 | 1 |
| CACD0205 | Andre Birotte Jr. | 2014 | 1 |
| CACD0304 | Percy Anderson | 2002 | 1 |
| CACD0403 | Consuelo Bland Marshall | 1980 | 1 |
| CACD0404 | Valerie Baker Fairbank | 2007 | 1 |
| CACD0406 | Kenly Kiya Kato | 2023 | 1 |
| CACD0504 | George H. Wu | 2007 | 1 |
| CACD0505 | Anne Hwang | 2024 | 1 |
| CACD0604 | Cormac J. Carney | 2003 | 1 |
| CACD0605 | Serena Raquel Murillo | 2025 | 1 |
| CACD0705 | Fernando Manzano Olguin | 2013 | 1 |
| CACD0804 | Hernán Diego Vera | 2023 | 1 |
| CACD0904 | Michael Walter Fitzgerald | 2012 | 1 |
| CACD1005 | Stanley Blumenfeld Jr. | 2020 | 1 |
| CACD1104 | John William Holcomb | 2020 | 1 |
| CACD1202 | Sherilyn Peace Garnett | 2022 | 1 |
| CACD1304 | John F. Walter | 2002 | 1 |
| CACD1403 | Josephine L. Staton | 2010 | 1 |
| CACD1502 | Virginia A. Phillips | 1999 | 1 |
| CACD1503 | Wesley Liu Hsu | 2023 | 1 |
| CACD1603 | David O. Carter | 1998 | 1 |
| CACD1701 | Terry J. Hatter Jr. | 1979 | 1 |
| CACD1703 | Cynthia Valenzuela Dixon | 2024 | 1 |
| CACD1802 | Robert Gary Klausner | 2002 | 1 |
| CACD1903 | Otis D. Wright II | 2007 | 1 |
| CACD2001 | Stephen Victor Wilson | 1985 | 1 |
| CACD2102 | James Selna V. | 2003 | 1 |
| CACD2103 | Sunshine Suzanne Sykes | 2022 | 1 |
| CACD2203 | Fred Wallace Slaughter | 2022 | 1 |
| CACD2303 | Dolly Maizie Gee | 2010 | 1 |
| CACD2403 | John Arnold Kronstadt | 2011 | 1 |
| CACD2404 | Monica Ramirez Almadani | 2023 | 1 |
| CACD2503 | Fernando Lazaro Aenlle-Rocha | 2020 | 1 |
| CACD2603 | Jesus Gilberto Bernal | 2012 | 1 |
| CACD2702 | Mark Christopher Scarsi | 2020 | 1 |
| CACD2801 | Dale S. Fischer | 2003 | 1 |
| CACD2802 | Michelle Williams Court | 2024 | 1 |
62 seat numbers with no sitting judge
These are seat numbers in the historical record with nobody currently in them. That usually means the seat was abolished or renumbered, not that it is open today — Congress has changed the size of federal courts many times. Do not read this as a vacancy list.
| Seat | Last held by | Until | Holders |
|---|---|---|---|
| CACD0101 | Peirson Mitchell Hall | 1979 | 1 |
| CACD0102 | David Welford Williams | 2000 | 1 |
| CACD0103 | Edward Rafeedie | 2008 | 1 |
| CACD0201 | Thurmond Clarke | 1971 | 1 |
| CACD0202 | Lawrence Tupper Lydick | 1995 | 1 |
| CACD0203 | James M. Ideman | 1998 | 1 |
| CACD0204 | Gary Allen Feess | 2015 | 1 |
| CACD0301 | Albert Lee Stephens Jr. | 2001 | 1 |
| CACD0302 | David Vreeland Kenyon | 1997 | 1 |
| CACD0303 | Kim McLane Wardlaw | 1998 | 1 |
| CACD0401 | Charles Hardy Carr | 1976 | 1 |
| CACD0402 | Robert Firth | 1984 | 1 |
| CACD0405 | Beverly Reid O'Connell | 2017 | 1 |
| CACD0501 | Jesse William Curtis Jr. | 1990 | 1 |
| CACD0502 | Laughlin Edward Waters Sr. | 2002 | 1 |
| CACD0503 | Ronald S. W. Lew | 2023 | 1 |
| CACD0601 | Elisha Avery Crary | 1978 | 1 |
| CACD0602 | Robert Mitsuhiro Takasugi | 2009 | 1 |
| CACD0603 | Carlos R. Moreno | 2001 | 1 |
| CACD0701 | Francis C. Whelan | 1991 | 1 |
| CACD0702 | Mariana R. Pfaelzer | 2015 | 1 |
| CACD0703 | Nora Margaret Manella | 2006 | 1 |
| CACD0704 | Jacqueline Hong-Ngoc Nguyen | 2012 | 1 |
| CACD0801 | Irving Hill | 1998 | 1 |
| CACD0802 | Richard Arthur Gadbois Jr. | 1996 | 1 |
| CACD0803 | Margaret M. Morrow | 2016 | 1 |
| CACD0901 | A. Andrew Hauk | 2004 | 1 |
| CACD0902 | Harry Lindley Hupp | 2004 | 1 |
| CACD0903 | A. Howard Matz | 2013 | 1 |
| CACD1001 | William Percival Gray | 1992 | 1 |
| CACD1002 | Pamela Ann Rymer | 1989 | 1 |
| CACD1003 | Robert C. Bonner | 1990 | 1 |
| CACD1004 | Audrey B. Collins | 2014 | 1 |
| CACD1101 | Warren John Ferguson | 1979 | 1 |
| CACD1102 | Atsushi Wallace Tashima | 1996 | 1 |
| CACD1103 | Dean D. Pregerson | 2025 | 1 |
| CACD1201 | Manuel Lawrence Real | 2019 | 1 |
| CACD1301 | Harry Pregerson | 1979 | 1 |
| CACD1302 | Cynthia Holcomb Hall | 1984 | 1 |
| CACD1303 | John G. Davies | 1998 | 1 |
| CACD1401 | Robert Joseph Kelleher | 2012 | 1 |
| CACD1402 | Alicemarie Huber Stotler | 2014 | 1 |
| CACD1501 | William Matthew Byrne Jr. | 2006 | 1 |
| CACD1601 | Malcolm Millar Lucas | 1984 | 1 |
| CACD1602 | William J. Rea | 2005 | 1 |
| CACD1702 | Philip S. Gutierrez | 2024 | 1 |
| CACD1801 | William Duffy Keller | 2025 | 1 |
| CACD1901 | Ferdinand Francis Fernandez | 1989 | 1 |
| CACD1902 | Gary L. Taylor | 2005 | 1 |
| CACD2101 | John Spencer Letts | 2014 | 1 |
| CACD2201 | Dickran M. Tevrizian Jr. | 2007 | 1 |
| CACD2202 | Andrew J. Guilford | 2020 | 1 |
| CACD2301 | Lourdes Gillespie Baird | 2005 | 1 |
| CACD2302 | George P. Schiavelli | 2008 | 1 |
| CACD2401 | Linda Hodge McLaughlin | 1999 | 1 |
| CACD2402 | Florence-Marie Cooper | 2010 | 1 |
| CACD2501 | Richard A. Paez | 2000 | 1 |
| CACD2502 | S. James Otero | 2020 | 1 |
| CACD2601 | Robert J. Timlin | 2017 | 1 |
| CACD2602 | Stephen G. Larson | 2009 | 1 |
| CACD2701 | George H. King | 2017 | 1 |
| CACDSR | Leon Rene Yankwich | 1975 | 2 |
This site does not publish a vacancy count. Seat identifiers are not stable across court renamings and reorganisations, so a seat that was vacated and refilled can appear empty when it is not. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts publishes the authoritative list of current judicial vacancies: uscourts.gov.
Seats are created by Congress and filled by the President with the Senate's consent. For current vacancies, use the Administrative Office's published list rather than inferring them from this table.
Source · Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges, 1789–present (public domain)
How this bench was built
Who appointed them?
The tally of presidents who placed the sitting judges on this court.
- Democratic
- 24
- Republican
- 14
| President | Judges |
|---|---|
| Joseph R. Biden | 12 |
| George W. Bush | 9 |
| Barack Obama | 7 |
| Donald J. Trump | 4 |
| William J. Clinton | 3 |
| Jimmy Carter | 2 |
| Ronald Reagan | 1 |
The party of the president who appointed a judge is a matter of record. How that judge will rule is not, and this site draws no inference from one to the other.
Source · Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges, 1789–present (public domain)