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Cheeks, Benjamin Jerome
Born 1977 in Albany, GA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on November 18, 2024, to a seat vacated by Gonzalo Paul Curiel. Confirmed by the Senate on December 20, 2024, and received commission on January 9, 2025.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, 2024-2025
Education:
University of Miami, B.A., 2000
American University, Washington College of Law, J.D., 2003
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on November 18, 2024, to a seat vacated by Gonzalo Paul Curiel. Confirmed by the Senate on December 20, 2024, and received commission on January 9, 2025.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, 2024-2025
Education:
University of Miami, B.A., 2000
American University, Washington College of Law, J.D., 2003
Professional Career:
Assistant district attorney, New York City, 2003-2010
Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of California, 2010-2013
Adjunct professor, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, 2012-2013
Private practice, San Diego, California, 2013-2024
Adjunct professor, California Western School of Law, 2014-2022