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Kenly Kiya Kato (born 1972) is an American judge who has served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California since 2023. She previously served as a United States magistrate judge of the same court from 2014 to 2023.
Há 2 dias · Judge Kato is a district judge in Riverside, CA, who hears civil and criminal motions on Thursdays. Learn about her procedures, policies, and contact information for chambers and court reporting services.
11 de mar. de 2022 · Judge Kenly Kato, subjected to Republican scrutiny, would be the first Japanese American woman to serve as a federal district court judge in the Central District of California.
7 de nov. de 2023 · The Senate confirmed President Biden's nomination of Magistrate Judge Kenly Kiya Kato to serve as a federal district judge for the Central District of California on November 7, 2023. Judge Kato has been a magistrate judge since 2014 and a federal public defender before that.
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United States District Court for the Central District of California
1. 1.1. See also: Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden On December 15, 2021, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Kenly Kato to the United States District Court for the Central District of California. She was confirmed by a 51-46 vote of the U.S. Senate on November 7, 2023. Kato received commission on November 17, 2023. To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.
Education
Kato earned a B.A., summa cum laude, from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1993 and a J.D.from Harvard Law School, cum laude, in 1996.
Professional career
1. 2023-present: Judge, United States District Court for the Central District of California 2. 2014-2023: Magistrate judge, Central District of California 3. 2004-2014:Solo practitioner 4. 2003-2004: Associate, Liner LLP, Los Angeles, California 5. 1997-2003: Deputy federal public defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Los Angeles, California 6. 1996-1997: Law clerk, Judge Robert Takasugi, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
The United States District Court for the Central District of California is one of 94 United States district courts. The court serves about seventeen million people in southern and central California, making it the largest federal judicial district by population. The district operates out of courthouses in Santa Ana, Riverside and two locations in L...
Judge Kenly Kiya Kato is a United States Magistrate Judge appointed in 2014. She handles federal criminal defense, civil rights, and employment matters, and was formerly a Deputy Federal Public Defender and a law clerk.
7 de nov. de 2023 · U.S. Magistrate Judge Kenly Kiya Kato nominated by President Joe Biden in December 2021 will become the first Japanese-American woman to serve as a judge on California's Central District court.
