Jesus Gilberto Bernal
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Born 1963.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Apr 25, 2012
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Dec 11, 2012
- Commissioned
- Dec 12, 2012
Education
- B.A., Yale University, 1986
- J.D., Stanford Law School, 1989
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. David V. Kenyon, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1989-1991
- Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1991-1996
- Office of the Federal Public Defender, Central District of California, 1996-2012
- deputy federal public defender, 1996-2006
- directing attorney, Riverside Branch Office, 2006-2012
- chief of trials, Los Angeles Office, 2012
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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