Jesus Bernal

Jesus Bernal

Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Central District of California

Tenure

2012 - Present

Years in position

11

Education

Bachelor's

Yale, 1986

Law

Stanford Law, 1989

Contact

Official website

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Jesus Bernal is a judge for the United States District Court for the Central District of California. He joined the court in 2012 after a nomination from President Barack Obama. At the time of nomination, Bernal was the deputy federal public defender in the Central District of California.

Early life and education

Bernal attended Yale University, earning a B.A. in 1986. He went on to earn his J.D. in 1989 from Stanford Law School.

Professional career

• 1996-2012: Deputy federal public defender, Central District of California
• 1991-1996: Litigation associate, Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe LLP
• 1989-1991: Clerk, Honorable David Kenyon

Judicial career

Central District of California

Nomination Tracker
Nominee Information
Name: Jesus Bernal
Court: Central District of California
Progress
Confirmed 230 days after nomination.
ANominated: April 25, 2012
AABA Rating: Majority Qualified; Minority Not Qualified
Questionnaire: (dead link) Questionnaire
AHearing: June 6, 2012
QFRs: QFRs (Hover over QFRs to read more)
AReported: July 12, 2012
AConfirmed: December 11, 2012
AVote: Voice

On April 25, 2012, President Barack Obama nominated Jesus Bernal to the United States District Court for the Central District of California to fill the vacancy left by Stephen Larson.

Bernal was rated Majority Qualified; Minority Not Qualified by the American Bar Association. He had a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 6, 2012, and you can find his [June 6, 2012, Committee Questionnaire available here] and his Questions for the Record available here.

On December 11, 2012, the United States Senate confirmed Jesus Bernal to an Article III post for the United States District Court for the Central District of California with a voice vote.

See also

• United States District Court for the Central District of California

External links

• Judge Bernal's biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by -	United States District Court for the Central District of California 2012-Present	Succeeded by -

Federal judges nominated by Barack Obama
Nominated	Federal judges nominated by Barack Obama