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Sherilyn Peace Garnett

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California · 2022

Sherilyn Peace Garnett, Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The Senate voted 62–33 on the nomination on Apr 27, 2022 (Nomination Confirmed).

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Senate confirmation votes

  • United States District Judge for the Central District of California
    117th Congress · Nomination Confirmed
    62–33 · Apr 27, 2022

Education

  • University of California, RiversideB.A., 1991
  • Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 1995

Career

Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1995-1998; Law clerk, Hon. Barry Ted Moskowitz, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, 1998-1999; Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1999-2000; Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 2001-2014; domestic terrorism coordinator, National Security Section, 2008-2011; deputy chief, General Crimes Section, 2011-2014; chief, General Crimes Section, 2014; Lecturer in law, University of Southern California Gould School of Law, 2008-2010; Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 2014-2022; Justice pro tem, California Court of Appeal, Second District, 2016

Biography

Sherilyn Peace Garnett (née Sherilyn Rosa Lee Peace, born 1969) 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.

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