Cynthia Ann Bashant
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Born 1960.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 6, 2014
- Senate vote
- 94 to 0
- Confirmed
- Apr 30, 2014
- Commissioned
- May 8, 2014
Education
- A.B., Smith College, 1982
- J.D., University of California Hastings College of the Law (now UC College of the Law, San Francisco), 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
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, September 19, 2013; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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