Cathy Ann Bencivengo | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California | |
Assumed office February 10, 2012 | |
Appointed by | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Jeffrey T. Miller |
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California | |
In office 2005 –February 10,2012 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Cathy Ann Palumbo August 24,1958 Teaneck,New Jersey,U.S. |
Education | Rutgers University (BA,MA) 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. [1] 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] [2]
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] [2]
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] [2]
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. [3] She was confirmed by the Senate on February 9,2012 by a 90–6 vote. [4] She received her commission on February 10,2012. [1]