Stanley Blumenfeld Jr.[2][3](born March 7, 1962)[4]is aUnited States district judgeof theUnited States District Court for the Central District of California.He formerly served as a judge on theLos Angeles County Superior Courtfrom 2006 to 2020.

Stanley Blumenfeld
Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Central District of California
Assumed office
September 18, 2020
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byAudrey B. Collins
Judge of theLos Angeles County Superior Court
In office
June 20, 2006 – September 18, 2020
Appointed byArnold Schwarzenegger
Preceded byJohn Sandoz
Succeeded byWendy Wilcox
Personal details
Born(1962-03-07)March 7, 1962(age 62)
Patchogue, New York,U.S.
Political partyRepublican[1]
EducationBinghamton University(BA)
New York University(MA)
University of California, Los Angeles(JD)

Education

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Blumenfeld received hisBachelor of ArtsfromBinghamton University,aMaster of ArtsinSpanishfromNew York Universityin 1985, and hisJuris Doctorfrom theUniversity of California, Los Angelesin 1988, where he served as editor-in-chief of theUCLA Law Reviewand was inducted into theOrder of the Coif.[5]

Career

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Blumenfeld served as alaw clerkto JudgeCynthia Holcomb Hallof theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuitfrom 1988 to 1989. He was anAssistant United States Attorneyfor theCentral District of Californiafrom 1989 to 1993, and a Special Assistant United States Attorney from 1993 to 1996. He practiced atO'Melveny & Myersfrom 1993 to 2006, where he served as co-chair of the healthcare and environmental law practice groups.[5]He is anadjunct professorat theUniversity of Southern California School of Law,where he teaches a course inConstitutionalcriminal procedureand criminal remedies.[5]From 2011 to 2014, he was anadjunct professoratSouthwestern Law School.

State judicial career

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Blumenfeld was appointed to theLos Angeles County Superior CourtbyGovernorArnold Schwarzeneggeron June 20, 2006, to succeed John Sandoz. He was re-elected in 2014 for a term that expires in January 2021.[6]In 2020, he was re-elected unopposed. His tenure on the state court ended when he became a federal judge.

Federal judicial service

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On October 10, 2018, PresidentDonald Trumpannounced his intent to nominate Blumenfeld to serve as aUnited States district judgeof theUnited States District Court for the Central District of California.On November 13, 2018, his nomination was sent to theU.S. Senate.President Trump nominated Blumenfeld to the seat vacated by JudgeAudrey B. Collins,who retired on August 1, 2014.[7]

On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President underRule XXXI, Paragraph 6of theUnited States Senate.On January 30, 2019,President Trumpannounced his intent to renominate Blumenfeld to the district court.[8]On February 6, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate.[9]A hearing on his nomination before theSenate Judiciary Committeewas held on November 13, 2019.[10]On January 3, 2020, his nomination was once again returned to the President underRule XXXI, Paragraph 6of the United States Senate.[11]On January 9, 2020, he was renominated to the same seat.[12]On March 5, 2020, his nomination was reported out of committee by avoice vote.[13]On September 15, 2020, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 89–6 vote.[14]His nomination was confirmed later that day by a 92–4 vote.[15]He received his judicial commission on September 18, 2020.[16]

References

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  1. ^"Governor Schwarzenegger Appoints Four Judges to the Los Angeles County Superior Court".June 20, 2006. Archived fromthe originalon September 24, 2006.
  2. ^Senate Judiciary Committee QuestionnaireThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
  3. ^"Stanley Blumenfeld, Jr. Judge Profile on Martindale".
  4. ^Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Volume 2 (2002 – A-R).Martindale-Hubbell.March 2002.ISBN9781561604913.
  5. ^abc"President Donald J. Trump Announces Eighteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Eighteenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees, and Thirteenth Wave of United States Marshal Nominees" White House, October 10, 2018This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
  6. ^"Stanley Blumenfeld – USC Gould School of Law".gould.usc.edu.RetrievedOctober 11,2018.
  7. ^"Twenty Six Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, November 13, 2018
  8. ^"President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Judicial Nominees".whitehouse.gov.January 30, 2019.RetrievedJanuary 31,2019– viaNational Archives.
  9. ^"Twelve Nominations Sent to the Senate", The White House, February 6, 2019
  10. ^United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for November 13, 2019
  11. ^"PN369 – Nomination of Stanley Blumenfeld for The Judiciary, 116th Congress (2019–2020)".congress.gov.January 3, 2020.RetrievedJanuary 4,2020.
  12. ^"Seven Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, January 9, 2020
  13. ^Results of Executive Business Meeting – March 5, 2020, Senate Judiciary Committee
  14. ^On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Stanley Blumenfeld to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California)United States Senate, September 15, 2020
  15. ^On the Nomination (Confirmation: Stanley Blumenfeld, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California)United States Senate, September 15, 2020
  16. ^Stanley Blumenfeldat theBiographical Directory of Federal Judges,a publication of theFederal Judicial Center.
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Legal offices
Preceded by
John Sandoz
Judge of theLos Angeles County Superior Court
2006–2020
Succeeded by
Wendy Wilcox
Preceded by Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Central District of California
2020–present
Incumbent