Cathy Ann Bencivengo

Cathy Ann Bencivengo (born August 24, 1958) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

Cathy Ann Bencivengo
United States Magistrate Judge 2005
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
Teaneck, New Jersey
EducationRutgers University (B.A., M.A.)
University of Michigan Law School (J.D.)

Early life and education

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.[2][1]

Professional career

In 1988, Bencivengo joined a predecessor to the law firm DLA Piper as an associate and became a partner in 1996. She remained with DLA Piper until 2005, when the judges on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California selected Bencivengo to be a United States magistrate judge.[2][1]

Federal judicial service

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 took senior status in June 2010.[3] She was confirmed by the Senate on February 9, 2012, by a vote of 90 ayes to 6 nays.[4] She received her commission on February 10, 2012.[1]

References
  1. "Bencivengo, Cathy Ann – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  2. "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. "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 112th Congress – 2nd Session". www.senate.gov.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Jeffrey T. Miller		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
2012–present		 Incumbent
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