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."
Raymond Corley Fisher was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Gilbert Stroud Merritt Jr. was an American lawyer and jurist. He served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit from 1977 to 2022.
Thelton Eugene Henderson is an inactive senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. He has played an important role in the field of civil rights as a lawyer,educator,and jurist.
Atsushi Wallace Tashima is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. He is the third Asian American and first Japanese American to be appointed to a United States Court of Appeals.
Irma Elsa Gonzalez is a retired United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California,who was the first Mexican-American female federal judge. She is married to former federal prosecutor and trial attorney Robert S. Brewer Jr. who served as the U.S. attorney for Southern California from 2019 to 2021.
Percy Anderson is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Arthur Lawrence Alarcón was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Garland Ellis Burrell Jr. is an inactive senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.
Elisha Avery Crary was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California and the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Jesse William Curtis Jr. was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California and the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Philip Steven Gutierrez 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.
Irving Hill was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Albert Lee Stephens Jr. was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California and the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
George Howping Wu is an American senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
AndréBirotte Jr. is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California and previously served as United States Attorney for the Central District of California. On July 22,2014,the United States Senate unanimously confirmed Birotte to serve as a district judge in Los Angeles after being nominated by President Barack Obama.
