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Kenly Kiya Kato
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California · 2023
Kenly Kiya Kato, Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The Senate voted 51–46 on the nomination on Nov 7, 2023 (Nomination Confirmed).
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- United States District Judge for the Central District of California
118th Congress · Nomination Confirmed51–46 · Nov 7, 2023
Education
- University of California, Los AngelesB.A., 1993
- Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 1996
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Robert M. Takasugi, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, 1996-1997; Federal Public Defender's Office, Central District of California, 1997-2003; research and writing attorney, 1997-1998; deputy federal public defender, 1998-2003; Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 2003-2004; Private practice, Palm Desert, California, 2004-2014
Biography
Kenly Kiya Kato (born 1972) is an American judge who has served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California since 2023. She previously served as a United States magistrate judge of the same court from 2014 to 2023.
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