Christina A. Snyder | |
Office: | Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California |
Term Start: | November 23, 2016 |
Office1: | Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California |
Term Start1: | November 10, 1997 |
Term End1: | November 23, 2016 |
Appointer1: | Bill Clinton |
Predecessor1: | Edward Rafeedie |
Successor1: | Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong |
Birth Date: | 27 May 1947 |
Education: | Pomona College (BA) Stanford University (JD) |
Christina Ann Snyder (born May 27, 1947) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Snyder was born on May 27, 1947, in Los Angeles. In 1969, Snyder received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Pomona College. In 1972, Snyder earned a Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School.[1]
In 1972, Snyder practiced law in California until 1997. Snyder was a partner in Wyman Bautzer Kuchel & Silbert, Katten Muchin & Zavis and Corinblit & Selzer.
On January 7, 1997, Snyder was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Central District of California vacated by Edward Rafeedie. Snyder was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 7, 1997, and received her commission on November 10, 1997.Snyder assumed senior status on November 23, 2016.[2] [3]