Sherilyn Peace Garnett Explained

Sherilyn Garnett
Office:Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
Appointer:Joe Biden
Term Start:June 24, 2022
Predecessor:Manuel Real
Office1:Judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court
Term Start1:2014
Term End1:June 24, 2022
Appointer1:Jerry Brown
Successor1:Richard Bloom
Birth Name:Sherilyn Rosa Lee Peace
Party:Democratic
Education:University of California, Riverside (BA)
Harvard University (JD)

Sherilyn Peace Garnett (née Sherilyn Rosa Lee Peace, born 1969)[1] is an American attorney who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. She served as a judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court from 2014 to 2022.

Early life and education

Garnett was born on Grand Cayman. She received a Bachelor of Arts, with honors, from the University of California, Riverside, in 1991 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1995.[2]

Career

Garnett began her career as a litigation associate at Altheimer & Gray in Chicago from 1995 to 1998. She then served as a law clerk for Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California from 1998 to 1999. From 1999 to 2000, Garnett was a litigation associate at Arnold & Porter in Los Angeles. From 2001 to 2014, she served as an Assistant United States attorney for the Central District of California in the Criminal Division. She served as chief of the general crimes section in 2014, deputy chief of the general crimes section from 2011 to 2014, and as the domestic terrorism coordinator for the Central District of California from 2008 to 2011. From 2014 to 2022, she served as a judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court after being appointed by Governor Jerry Brown.[3]

Federal judicial service

On December 15, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Garnett to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. President Biden nominated Garnett to the seat vacated by Judge Manuel Real, who assumed senior status on November 4, 2018.[4] On February 16, 2022, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[5] On March 10, 2022, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 17–5 vote.[6] On April 27, 2022, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 64–34 vote.[7] She was confirmed later that day by a 62–33 vote.[8] She received her judicial commission on June 24, 2022.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. February 16, 2022.
  2. President Biden Names Eleventh Round of Judicial Nominees . December 15, 2021 . The White House . Washington, D.C. . December 15, 2021.
  3. Web site: June 19, 2014 . Brown Names 15 Judges, Eight of Them in Los Angeles County . December 15, 2021 . www.metnews.com.
  4. Nominations Sent to the Senate . December 15, 2021 . The White House . Washington, D.C. . December 15, 2021.
  5. Web site: Nominations . February 16, 2022. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Washington, D.C. .
  6. Web site: Results of Executive Business Meeting – March 10, 2022. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. March 10, 2022.
  7. Web site: April 27, 2022. On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Sherilyn Peace Garnett to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California). April 27, 2022. United States Senate.
  8. Web site: April 27, 2022. On the Nomination (Confirmation: Sherilyn Peace Garnett, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California). April 27, 2022. United States Senate.

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