Cynthia Valenzuela Dixon
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
- Apr 30, 2024
- Senate vote
- 49 to 47
- Confirmed
- Dec 10, 2024
- Commissioned
- Dec 16, 2024
Education
- B.A., University of Arizona, 1991
- J.D., University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, 1995
Career
- Special assistant, Vice Chair Cruz Reynoso, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1995-1998
- Trial attorney, Voting Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1998-2000
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 2000-2006
- Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Los Angeles, California, 2006-2011
- western regional counsel, 2006
- national vice president and director of litigation, 2006-2011
- Criminal Justice Act supervising attorney, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, 2011-2016
- Judge, State Bar Court of California, 2016-2024
- supervising judge, 2020-2022
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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