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Sherilyn P. Garnett

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Sherilyn P. Garnett

Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Central District of California

Tenure

2022 - Present

Years in position

Predecessor:Manuel Real

Prior offices:

Superior Court of Los Angeles County

Years in office: 2014 - 2022

Successor:Richard Bloom (Nonpartisan)

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Elections and appointments

Last election

June 7, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

University of California, Riverside

Law

Harvard Law School

Sherilyn Peace Garnett is a judge on theUnited States District Court for the Central District of California. She was nominated to the court by PresidentJoe Biden (D) on December 15, 2021, and confirmed by theUnited States Senate on April 27, 2022, by a vote of 62-33.^[1] Garnett 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.

Garnett was previously a judge on theSuperior Court of Los Angeles County, serving from 2014 to 2022. She was appointed to the court by Gov.Jerry Brown (D) on June 18, 2014.^[2]

Judicial nominations, appointments, and elections

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 Sherilyn Garnett to theUnited States District Court for the Central District of California. She was confirmed by a 62-33 vote of the U.S. Senate on April 27, 2022, and received commission on June 24, 2022.^[1] To read more about the federal nominations process,click here.

Nomination Tracker

Nominee Information
Name: Sherilyn P. Garnett
Court:United States District Court for the Central District of California
Progress
Confirmed 133 days after nomination.
ANominated: December 15, 2021
AABA Rating:Unanimously Well Qualified
Questionnaire:Questionnaire
AHearing: February 16, 2022
Hearing Transcript:Hearing Transcript
QFRs:QFRs(Hover over QFRs to read more)

AReported: March 10, 2022
AConfirmed: April 27, 2022
AVote: 62-33

Confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Garnett by a vote of 62-33 on April 27, 2022.^[1] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website,click here.

Garnett confirmation vote (April 27, 2022)
Party	Yea	Nay	No vote
Democratic	45	0	3
Republican	15	33	2
Independent	2	0	0
Total	62	33	5

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

TheSenate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Garnett's nomination on February 16, 2022. The committee voted to advance Garnett's nomination to the full Senate on March 10, 2022.^[1]

Nomination

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

Garnett was nominated to replace JudgeManuel Real, who assumedsenior status on November 4, 2018.^[1] Real died on June 26, 2019.^[4]

TheAmerican Bar Association unanimously rated Garnettwell qualified.^[5] To read more about ABA ratings,click here.

Superior Court of Los Angeles County (2014-2022)

Election (2022)

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Superior Court of Los Angeles County

IncumbentSherilyn P. Garnett won election outright againstTimothy Reuben andFrank Amador in the primary for Superior Court of Los Angeles County on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Sherilyn P. Garnett (Nonpartisan)	62.5	791,133
	Submit photo	Timothy Reuben (Nonpartisan)	23.4	296,344
	Submit photo	Frank Amador (Nonpartisan)	14.0	177,533

	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,265,010
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Election (2016)

See also:California local trial court judicial elections, 2016

California held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. There was a primary on June 7, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was March 31, 2016. A total of 351 seats were up for election. IncumbentSherilyn P. Garnett ran unopposed in the election for Office 73 of the Los Angeles County Superior Court.^[6]

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge, Office #73, 2016
Candidate
Sherilyn P. GarnettIncumbent

Appointment (2014)

Garnett was appointed to theSuperior Court of Los Angeles County by Gov.Jerry Brown (D) on June 18, 2014.

Biography

Education

Garnett received a B.A., with honors, from the University of California, Riverside, in 1991 and aJ.D. from Harvard Law School in 1995.^[3]

Professional career

2022-present: Judge,U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
2014-2022: Judge,Superior Court of Los Angeles County
2001-2014: Assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District of California
- 2014: Chief, General Crimes Section
- 2011-2014: Deputy chief, General Crimes Section
- 2008-2011: Domestic terrorism coordinator
1999-2000: Litigation associate, Arnold and Porter LLP
1998-1999: Law clerk, JudgeBarry Moskowitz,U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
1995-1998: Litigation associate, Altheimer and Gray^[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.