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Cynthia Valenzuela Dixon
Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Cynthia Valenzuela Dixon serves on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Appointed by Joseph R. Biden and confirmed Dec 10, 2024 by a 49–47 Senate vote. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden
- Confirmed
- Dec 10, 2024
- Senate vote
- 49–47
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1969
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of CaliforniaJoseph R. Biden · Dec 10, 2024
Education
- University of ArizonaB.A., 1991
- University of California, Los Angeles, School of LawJ.D., 1995
Career
Special assistant, Vice Chair Cruz Reynoso, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1995-1998; Trial attorney, Voting Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1998-2000; Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 2000-2006; Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Los Angeles, California, 2006-2011; western regional counsel, 2006; national vice president and director of litigation, 2006-2011; Criminal Justice Act supervising attorney, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, 2011-2016; Judge, State Bar Court of California, 2016-2024; supervising judge, 2020-2022
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