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Olguin, Fernando Manzano
Born 1961 in Los Angeles, CA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Nominated by Barack Obama on May 14, 2012, to a seat vacated by Jacqueline Hong-Ngoc Nguyen. Confirmed by the Senate on December 17, 2012, and received commission on January 16, 2013.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, 2001-2012
Education:
Harvard University, B.A., 1985
University of California, Berkeley, M.A., 1989
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, J.D., 1989
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Nominated by Barack Obama on May 14, 2012, to a seat vacated by Jacqueline Hong-Ngoc Nguyen. Confirmed by the Senate on December 17, 2012, and received commission on January 16, 2013.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, 2001-2012
Education:
Harvard University, B.A., 1985
University of California, Berkeley, M.A., 1989
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, J.D., 1989
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. C.A. Muecke, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 1989-1991
Trial attorney, Housing and Civil Enforcement Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1991-1994
Education program director, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Los Angeles, California, 1994-1995
Private practice, Pasadena, California, 1995-2001