Hernán Diego Vera
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Born 1970.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 3, 2023
- Senate vote
- 51 to 48
- Confirmed
- Jun 13, 2023
- Commissioned
- Jun 15, 2023
Education
- B.A., Stanford University, 1991
- J.D., University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, 1994
Career
- Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1994-1995, 1997-2002, 2015-2020
- Law clerk, Hon. Consuelo B. Marshall, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, 1995-1996
- Staff attorney, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Los Angeles, California, 1996-1997
- Public Counsel, Los Angeles, California, 2002-2014
- directing attorney, Consumer Law Project, 2002-2008
- president and CEO, 2008-2014
- Judge, Edelman Children's Court, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 2020-2023
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, September 20, 2021; no Senate vote; Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, January 3, 2022; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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