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Fred W. Slaughter

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Fred W. Slaughter

Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Central District of California

Tenure

2022 - Present

Years in position

Predecessor:Andrew Guilford (Nonpartisan)

Prior offices:

Superior Court of Orange County

Years in office: 2014 - 2022

Predecessor:Gregory Munoz

Successor:Alma Hernandez (Nonpartisan)

Report an officeholder change

Education

Bachelor's

University of California, Los Angeles

Law

University of California, Los Angeles

Fred W. Slaughter is a judge on theUnited States District Court for the Central District of California. He was nominated on December 15, 2021, by PresidentJoe Biden (D). TheU.S. Senate confirmed Slaughter on March 17, 2022, by a vote of 57-41.^[1] Slaughter was one of 235Article III judges nominated by PresidentJoe Biden (D) and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. To see a full list of judges appointed byJoe Biden,click here.

TheUnited States District Court for the Central District of California is one of 94U.S. District Courts. They are the generaltrial courts of theUnited States federal courts. To learn more about the court,click here.

Slaughter was previously a judge of theSuperior Court of Orange County inCalifornia from 2014 to 2022. He was appointed by GovernorJerry Brown (D) on December 27, 2013, effective January 31, 2014. He replaced retired judgeGregory Munoz.^[2]

Judicial nominations and appointments

United States District Court for the Central District of California (2022-present)

See also:Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden

On December 15, 2021, PresidentJoe Biden (D) nominated Slaughter to theUnited States District Court for the Central District of California.^[3] He was confirmed by a 57-41 vote of the U.S. Senate on March 17, 2022, and received commission on April 19, 2022.^[1]^[4] To read more about the federal nominations process,click here.

Nomination Tracker

Nominee Information
Name: Fred W. Slaughter
Court:United States District Court for the Central District of California
Progress
Confirmed 92 days after nomination.
ANominated: December 15, 2021
AABA Rating:Well Qualified
Questionnaire:Questionnaire
AHearing: January 12, 2022
Hearing Transcript:Hearing Transcript
QFRs:QFRs(Hover over QFRs to read more)

AReported: February 10, 2022
AConfirmed: March 17, 2022
AVote: 57-41

Confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Slaughter by a vote of 57-41 on March 17, 2022.^[1] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website,SENATE.GOV click here.

Slaughter confirmation vote (March 17, 2022)
Party	Yea	Nay	No vote
Democratic	47	0	1
Republican	8	41	1
Independent	2	0	0
Total	57	41	2

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

TheSenate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Slaughter's nomination on January 12, 2022. The committee voted 15-7 to advance Slaughter's nomination to the full Senate on February 10, 2022.^[5]

Nomination

On December 15, 2021, PresidentJoe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate Slaughter to theUnited States District Court for the Central District of California. The president officially nominated Slaughter on the same day.^[3]^[1]

Slaughter was nominated to replace JudgeAndrew Guilford, who assumedsenior status on July 5, 2019. Guilford officially ended his service on January 31, 2020.^[1]

TheAmerican Bar Association rated SlaughterWell Qualified.^[6] To read more about ABA ratings,click here.

Superior Court of Orange County (2014-2022)

Slaughter was appointed to theSuperior Court of Orange County by GovernorJerry Brown (D) on December 27, 2013, effective January 31, 2014. He replaced retired judgeGregory Munoz.^[2] Slaughter left his position on this court after he was confirmed to theU.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Biography

Education

Slaughter earned a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1996 and aJ.D. from UCLA Law School in 1999.^[3]

Professional career

2022-present: Judge,U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
2014-2022: Judge,Superior Court of Orange County
2012-2013: Deputy chief of the Santa Ana Branch Office, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District of California
2010-2012: Assistant U.S. attorney, Santa Ana Branch Office
2008-2010: Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Oregon
2004-2008: Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California
2002-2004: Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Arizona
2000-2002: Deputy city attorney, Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office^[3]

About the court

Central District of California
Ninth Circuit

Judgeships
Posts: 28
Judges: 28
Vacancies: 0
Judges
Chief:Dolly Gee
Active judges:Fernando Aenlle-Rocha,Mónica Ramírez Almadani,Percy Anderson,Jesus Bernal,André Birotte Jr.,Stanley Blumenfeld,David Carter,Michelle Williams Court,Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong,Michael Fitzgerald,Sherilyn P. Garnett,Dolly Gee,John William Holcomb,Wesley L. Hsu,Anne Hwang,Kenly Kiya Kato,Robert Klausner,Serena R. Murillo,Fernando Olguin,Mark C. Scarsi,Fred W. Slaughter,Josephine Staton,Sunshine S. Sykes,Cynthia Valenzuela,Hernán D. Vera,John Walter,Stephen Wilson,Otis Wright Senior judges: Valerie Baker Fairbank,Dale Fischer,Terry Hatter,Aaron Kampfe,William Duffy Keller,John A. Kronstadt,Ronald Lew,Consuelo Marshall,Virginia Phillips,Dean Pregerson,James Selna,Christina Snyder,George Wu

TheUnited States District Court for the Central District of California is one of 94United States district courts. The court serves about seventeen million people in southern and centralCalifornia, making it the largest federal judicial district by population. The district operates out of courthouses in Santa Ana, Riverside and two locations in Los Angeles. When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, based in downtownSan Francisco at the James R. Browning Federal Courthouse. Initial appeals are heard in Pasadena at the Richard Chambers Courthouse.

The Central District of California hasoriginal jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.

There are three court divisions, each covering the following counties:

TheEastern Division, coveringRiverside andSan Bernardino counties.^[7]

TheSouthern Division, coveringOrange County.^[7]

TheWestern Division, coveringLos Angeles,Santa Barbara,San Luis Obispo andVentura counties.^[7]

To read opinions published by this court, clickhere.

The federal nomination process

Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:

The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by theSenate Judiciary Committee.
The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.

As part of this process, the committee sends ablue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.

After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.

If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.

The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.

If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Andrew Guilford	United States District Court for the Central District of California 2022-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by Gregory Munoz	Superior Court of Orange County 2014-2022	Succeeded by Alma Hernandez