Fernando Lazaro Aenlle-Rocha (born 1961)United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Fernando Aenlle-Rocha is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California and former California state court judge.
Early life and career Aenlle-Rocha earned his Artium Baccalaureus from Princeton University in 1983 and his Juris Doctor from the UC Berkeley School of Law in 1986. He began his career as a deputy district attorney in the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office. From 1990 to 1994, he was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida. In 1994, he moved back to California and became an Assistant United States Attorney for the Central District of California.
In 1999, Aenlle-Rocha entered private practice as an associate with Stephan, Oringher, Richman & Theodora in Los Angeles. In 2000, he became a partner at McDermott Will & Emery. From 2005 to 2017, Aenlle-Rocha was a partner at White & Case, where he focused on commercial litigation, white collar criminal defense, and corporate corruption investigations. He was appointed by California Governor Jerry Brown to the Los Angeles County Superior Court in 2017, where he served until becoming a federal judge.
Federal judicial service On August 28, 2019, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Aenlle-Rocha to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. On October 17, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Aenlle-Rocha to the seat vacated by Judge S. James Otero, who assumed senior status on December 30, 2018."Eighteen Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, October 17, 2019 A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on December 4, 2019.Nominations for December 4, 2019 On January 3, 2020, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. On January 9, 2020, he was renominated to the same seat."Seven Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, January 9, 2020 On March 5, 2020, his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.Results of Executive Business Meeting – March 5, 2020, Senate Judiciary Committee
On December 20, 2020, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by an 82–7 vote.On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California) United States Senate, December 20, 2020 On December 20, 2020, his nomination was confirmed by an 80–8 vote.On the Nomination (Confirmation: Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California) United States Senate, December 20, 2020 He received his judicial commission on December 22, 2020.
See also List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists
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