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Jesus Gilberto Bernal

Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Jesus Gilberto Bernal serves on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed Dec 11, 2012. ABA rating: Qualified.

Appointed by
Barack Obama
Confirmed
Dec 11, 2012
ABA rating
Qualified
Born
1963

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of CaliforniaBarack Obama · Dec 11, 2012

Education

  • Yale UniversityB.A., 1986
  • Stanford Law SchoolJ.D., 1989

Career

Law clerk, Hon. David V. Kenyon, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1989-1991; Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1991-1996; Office of the Federal Public Defender, Central District of California, 1996-2012; deputy federal public defender, 1996-2006; directing attorney, Riverside Branch Office, 2006-2012; chief of trials, Los Angeles Office, 2012

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