Philip S. Gutierrez | |
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Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California | |
In office June 26, 2020 –March 30, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Cormac J. Carney |
Succeeded by | Dolly Gee |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California | |
Assumed office February 16,2007 | |
Appointed by | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Terry J. Hatter Jr. |
Judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court | |
In office 1997–2007 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Philip Steven Gutierrez October 13,1959 Los Angeles,California,U.S. |
Education | University of Notre Dame (BA) University of California,Los Angeles (JD) |
Philip Steven Gutierrez (born October 13,1959) [1] is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Born in Los Angeles,Gutierrez received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1981 and a Juris Doctor from UCLA School of Law in 1984. Gutierrez was in private practice in California from 1986 to 1997. He is of Mexican American descent. [2]
Gutierrez was a judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court from 1997 to 2007. He is currently a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Gutierrez was nominated by President George W. Bush on January 9,2007,to a seat vacated by Judge Terry J. Hatter Jr.. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 30,2007,and received his commission on February 16,2007. He became chief judge on June 26,2020, [3] after Cormac J. Carney ended his short tenure as Chief Judge following controversy. Gutierrez's term as chief judge ended on March 30,2024. [4]
Gutierrez heard the trial of Xbox modding defendant Matthew Crippen,a DMCA related case. Gutierrez was noted as providing a scathing rebuke of the prosecution in the early phases of the trial. [5]
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