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Cathy Ann Bencivengo

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Cathy Ann Bencivengo
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
Assumed office
February 10, 2012
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byJeffrey 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

(1958-08-24) August 24, 1958 (age 66)
Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S.
EducationRutgers 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.

Early life and education

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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]

Career

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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]

Federal judicial service

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Cathy Ann Bencivengo at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. ^ a b c "President Obama Nominates Three for District Court Bench". White House Office of the Press Secretary. May 11, 2011.
  3. ^ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate, 5/11/2011". White House Office of the Press Secretary. May 11, 2011.
  4. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Cathy Ann Bencivengo, of California, to be U.S. District Judge)". www.senate.gov.
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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
2012–present
Incumbent