- Home
- Federal judges
- Cynthia Ann Bashant
Cynthia Ann Bashant
Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Cynthia Ann Bashant serves on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed Apr 30, 2014 by a 94–0 Senate vote. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama
- Confirmed
- Apr 30, 2014
- Senate vote
- 94–0
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1960
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of CaliforniaBarack Obama · Apr 30, 2014
Education
- Smith CollegeA.B., 1982
- University of California Hastings College of the Law (now UC College of the Law, San Francisco)J.D., 1986
Career
Private practice, San Diego, California, 1986-1989; Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of California, 1989-2000; deputy chief of narcotics, 1995-1997; chief of border crimes, 1997-1998; Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, 2000-2014; presiding judge, juvenile court, 2010-2013
More
From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.
Cite or embed this page
Capitol Receipts, “Judge Cynthia Ann Bashant, District Court for the Southern District…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1394451/cynthia-ann-bashant (accessed 2026-10-13).