Sandy N. Leal

Sandy Nunes Leal (born 1972) is an American lawyer and judge. She is a California judge who is a former nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Sandy N. Leal
Judge of the Orange County Superior Court
Assumed office
December 21, 2018
Appointed byJerry Brown
Preceded byTimothy J. Stafford
Personal details
Born1972 (age 48–49)
Longview, Washington, U.S.
Political partyIndependent[1]
EducationUniversity of Washington (BA)
Boston College (JD)

Early life & Education

She was born in 1972 in Longview, Washington.[2] Leal earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Washington and her Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School.[3][4]

In 1997 she was a summer intern for Massachusetts District Magistrate Judge Marianne B. Bowler. In 1998 she was a summer law clerk in the Office of the Attorney General of Washington. Before joining the United States Attorney's Office, Leal was an Assistant District Counsel in the Department of Justice Immigration and Naturalization Service, where she was in the Attorney General's Honors Program. She was a Deputy Chief in the United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California, where she served as an Assistant United States Attorney from 2004 to 2018.[3]

State court service

Since 2018, she has been a Judge on the Orange County Superior Court.[3]

Expired nomination to district court

On August 28, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Leal to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Central District of California. On October 17, 2019, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Leal to the seat vacated by Judge Christina A. Snyder, who took senior status on November 23, 2016.[5] On January 3, 2020, her nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[6] On February 13, 2020, her renomination was sent to the Senate.[7] On January 3, 2021, her nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[8]

References
  1. Gov. Brown appoints six Superior Court judges across state
  2. Voruganti, Harsh (2020-05-01). "Judge Sandy Leal – Nominee to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California". The Vetting Room. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  3. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees and United States Marshal Nominee" White House, August 28, 2019 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. "Brown Names Aide, Five Others to Superior Courts". www.metnews.com. 2018-12-18. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  5. "Eighteen Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, October 17, 2019
  6. "PN1239 - Nomination of Sandy Nunes Leal for The Judiciary, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  7. "Eleven Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, February 13, 2020
  8. "PN1534 - Nomination of Sandy Nunes Leal for The Judiciary, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. 2021-01-03. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Timothy J. Stafford		 Judge of the Orange County Superior Court
2018–present		 Incumbent


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