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Bernal, Jesus Gilberto
Born 1963 in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Nominated by Barack Obama on April 25, 2012, to a seat vacated by Stephen G. Larson. Confirmed by the Senate on December 11, 2012, and received commission on December 12, 2012.
Education:
Yale University, B.A., 1986
Stanford Law School, J.D., 1989
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Nominated by Barack Obama on April 25, 2012, to a seat vacated by Stephen G. Larson. Confirmed by the Senate on December 11, 2012, and received commission on December 12, 2012.
Education:
Yale University, B.A., 1986
Stanford Law School, J.D., 1989
Professional 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