The United States district courts are the trial courts of the U.S. federal judiciary. There is one district court for each federal judicial district. Each district covers one U.S. state or a portion of a state. There is at least one federal courthouse in each district,and many districts have more than one. District court decisions are appealed to the U.S. court of appeals for the circuit in which they reside,except for certain specialized cases that are appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit or directly to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Modding is the act of modifying hardware,software,or anything else to perform a function not originally intended by the designer,or to achieve bespoke specification or appearance. The term is often used in reference to video game modding,particularly in regard to creating new or altered content and sharing that via the web. It may be applied to the overclocking of computers in order to increase the frequency at which the CPU operates. Case modding is a popular activity amongst many computer enthusiasts which involves the customization of a computer case or the installation of water cooling technology. In connection with automobiles,modding can connote engine tuning,remapping of a vehicle's engine control unit or customization of the coachwork.
A prosecutor is a legal representative of the prosecution in states with either the adversarial system,which is adopted in common law,or inquisitorial system,which is adopted in civil law. The prosecution is the legal party responsible for presenting the case in a criminal trial against the defendant,an individual accused of breaking the law. Typically,the prosecutor represents the state or the government in the case brought against the accused person.
The United States District Court for the Central District of California is a federal trial court that serves over 19 million people in Southern and Central California,making it the most populous federal judicial district. The district was created on September 18,1966. Cases from the Central District are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Along with the Central District of Illinois,the court is the only district court referred to by the name "Central" –all other courts with similar geographical names instead use the term "Middle."
Denny Chin is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit,based in New York City. He was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York before joining the federal appeals bench. President Bill Clinton nominated Chin to the district court on March 24,1994,and Chin was confirmed August 9 of that same year. On October 6,2009,President Barack Obama nominated Chin to the Second Circuit. He was confirmed on April 22,2010,by the United States Senate,filling the vacancy created by Judge Robert D. Sack who assumed senior status. Chin was the first Asian American appointed as a United States District Judge outside of the Ninth Circuit.
Federico A. Moreno is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Percy Anderson is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Charles Roberts Breyer is an American attorney and jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Breyer served as chairman of the United States Sentencing Commission from 2018 to 2022.
Cormac Joseph Carney is an inactive senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
David Ormon Carter is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Robert Gary Klausner is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Consuelo Bland Marshall is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Virginia Anne Phillips is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Henry Travillion Wingate is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.
Dolly Maizie Gee is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Gloria Maria Navarro is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
Maria Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers is an American lawyer serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. She was previously a California state court judge on the Alameda County Superior Court from 2008 to 2011.
Aileen Mercedes Cannon is a Colombian-born American lawyer who has served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida since 2020. As president,Donald Trump nominated and appointed Cannon to the federal bench after confirmation by the U.S. Senate in November 2020. Cannon worked for the corporate law firm Gibson Dunn from 2009 to 2012 and was a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of Florida from 2013 to 2020.
Robert Steven Huie is an American lawyer from California who is serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
