| Cathy Ann Bencivengo | |
| Office: | Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California |
| Term Start: | February 10, 2012 |
| Appointer: | Barack Obama |
| Predecessor: | Jeffrey T. Miller |
| Office1: | Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California |
| Term Start1: | 2005 |
| Term End1: | February 10, 2012 |
| Birth Name: | Cathy Ann Palumbo |
| Birth Date: | 24 August 1958 |
| Birth Place: | Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Education: | University of Michigan (JD) |
Cathy Ann Palumbo Bencivengo (born August 24, 1958) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
Bencivengo was born Cathy Ann Palumbo in Teaneck, New Jersey. Bencivengo earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1980 from Rutgers University and a Master of Arts degree in 1981 from Rutgers. She then earned a Juris Doctor in 1988 from University of Michigan Law School.[1]
In 1988, Bencivengo joined a predecessor to the law firm DLA Piper as an associate and became a partner in 1996 where she remained until 2005.[1]
In 2005, the judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California selected Bencivengo to be a United States magistrate judge.[1]
On May 11, 2011, President Barack Obama nominated Bencivengo to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, to replace Judge Jeffrey T. Miller, who assumed senior status in June 2010.[2] She was confirmed by the Senate on February 9, 2012 by a 90–6 vote.[3] She received her commission on February 10, 2012.