Christina Snyder

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Nominee Information
	Name: Christina A. Snyder
	Court: United States District Court for the Central District of California
Progress
	Confirmed 551 days after nomination.
	Nominated: May 5, 1996
	ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
	Questionnaire:
	Hearing: July 22, 1997
	QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
	Reported: September 18, 1997
	Confirmed: November 7, 1997
	Vote: 93-6
	Returned: October 4, 1996

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Christina A. Snyder is a federal judge on senior status with the United States District Court for the Central District of California. She first joined the court in 1997 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton.^[1]

Early life and education

A native of Los Angeles, California, Snyder earned her undergraduate degree from Pomona College in 1969 and her J.D. from Stanford Law School in 1972.^[1]

Professional career

1997-present: United States District Court for the Central District of California

2016-present: Senior judge
1997-2016: Judge

1972-1997: Private practice, California^[1]

Judicial career

Central District of California

Snyder was first nominated to the United States District Court for the Central District of California by President Bill Clinton on May 6, 1996, to a seat vacated by Judge Edward Rafeedie. The American Bar Association rated Snyder Unanimously Qualified for the nomination.^[2] Under Rule XXXI, paragraph six of the standing rules of the U.S. Senate, Snyder's nomination was returned to the president on October 4, 1996. President Clinton resubmitted Snyder's nomination on January 7, 1997. The American Bar Association again rated Snyder Unanimously Qualified for the nomination.^[3] Hearings on Snyder's nomination were held before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on July 22, 1997, and her nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) on September 18, 1997. Snyder was confirmed on a recorded 93-6 vote of the U.S. Senate on November 7, 1997, and she received her commission on November 10, 1997. She assumed senior status on November 23, 2016.^[1]^[4]^[5]

Noteworthy cases

Medi-Cal injunction (2008)

See also: United States District Court for the Central District of California (California Medical Association, et al v. Toby Douglas, et al, CV 11-9688 (MANx))

In August 2008, Judge Snyder issued an original injunction against the California Department of Health Services and the California Legislature. Judge Snyder granted California an injunction on state-mandated cuts of reimbursement rates against Medi-Cal providers.^[6]

The original lawsuit was filed by Medi-Cal providers after the state legislature approved ten percent cuts of reimbursement rates for providers Medi-Cal in February of 2008. The legislation was approved by both houses of the California legislature and was approved by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The cuts went into affect on July 1, 2008.^[6]

On August 18, 2008, Judge Snyder granted a partial injunction against the State of California. Judge Snyder blocked the 10 percent cut for providers. However, Snyder ruled that managed-care plans and acute-care hospitals not under contract with the state were subject to the ten percent reductions.^[6]

After the August ruling, David Maxwell-Jolly who heads Medi-Cal, argued that the injunction should apply only to payments for services provided on or after August 18th the day the judge issued the order. Snyder accepted the arguments of Mr. Maxwell-Jolly and granted the adjustment which prompted appeals by all parties to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.^[6]

In a separate ruling on February 27, 2009, Snyder issued an injunction against the State of California. Snyder barred the state from imposing a five percent cut in Medi-Cal payments to pharmacies.^[7]

On July 10, 2009, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed Judge Snyder's decision of withholding reduced reimbursements from July 1 to August 18, 2008. The Ninth Circuit's ruling came amid a serious budget deficit the state faced.^[6]