Sherilyn Peace Garnett
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Born 1969.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Dec 15, 2021
- Senate vote
- 62 to 33
- Confirmed
- Apr 27, 2022
- Commissioned
- Jun 24, 2022
Education
- B.A., University of California, Riverside, 1991
- J.D., Harvard Law School, 1995
Career
- Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1995-1998
- Law clerk, Hon. Barry Ted Moskowitz, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, 1998-1999
- Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1999-2000
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 2001-2014
- domestic terrorism coordinator, National Security Section, 2008-2011
- deputy chief, General Crimes Section, 2011-2014
- chief, General Crimes Section, 2014
- Lecturer in law, University of Southern California Gould School of Law, 2008-2010
- Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 2014-2022
- Justice pro tem, California Court of Appeal, Second District, 2016
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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