Sherilyn Peace Garnett
Sherilyn Garnett | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California | |
| Assumed office June 24, 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Manuel Real |
| Judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court | |
| In office 2014 – June 24, 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Jerry Brown |
| Succeeded by | Richard Bloom |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sherilyn Rosa Lee Peace 1969 (age 54–55) Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands |
| Political party | Democratic[1] |
| Education | University of California, Riverside (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Sherilyn Peace Garnett (née Sherilyn Rosa Lee Peace, born 1969)[2] is an American attorney who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. She served as a judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court from 2014 to 2022.
Early life and education
Garnett was born on Grand Cayman. She received a Bachelor of Arts, with honors, from the University of California, Riverside, in 1991 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1995.[3]
Career
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Garnett began her career as a litigation associate at
Federal judicial service
On December 15, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Garnett to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. President Biden nominated Garnett to the seat vacated by Judge Manuel Real, who assumed senior status on November 4, 2018.[4] On February 16, 2022, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[5] On March 10, 2022, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 17–5 vote.[6] On April 27, 2022, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 64–34 vote.[7] She was confirmed later that day by a 62–33 vote.[8] She received her judicial commission on June 24, 2022.[9]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Brown Names 15 Judges, Eight of Them in Los Angeles County". www.metnews.com. June 19, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ a b "President Biden Names Eleventh Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. February 16, 2022.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – March 10, 2022" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Sherilyn Peace Garnett to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California)". United States Senate. April 27, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Sherilyn Peace Garnett, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California)". United States Senate. April 27, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- ^ Sherilyn Peace Garnett at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
External links
- Sherilyn Peace Garnett at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Sherilyn Peace Garnett at Ballotpedia