Fernando Aenlle-Rocha

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Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha
Judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court
Assumed office
May 22, 2017
Appointed byJerry Brown
Preceded byJane L. Johnson
Personal details
Born
Fernando Lazaro Aenlle-Rocha

1961 (age 62–63)
Havana, Cuba
EducationPrinceton University (AB)
UC Berkeley School of Law (JD)

Fernando Lazaro Aenlle-Rocha (born 1961)[1] is a California state court judge and a nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Early life and career

Aenlle-Rocha earned his Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University and his Juris Doctor from the UC Berkeley School of Law. After graduating from law school, he served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Central District of California, and was then an associate with Stephan, Oringher, Richman & Theodora. He later became a partner at McDermott Will & Emery. Before becoming a judge, Aenlle-Rocha was a partner at White & Case, he focused on business litigation, white collar criminal defense, and business crimes investigations. He was appointed by Governor of California Jerry Brown to the Los Angeles County Superior Court in 2017, where he presently serves.[2]

Nomination to federal district court

On August 28, 2019, President 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.[2] 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 took senior status on December 30, 2018.[3] A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on December 4, 2019.[4] On January 3, 2020, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[5] On January 9, 2020, he was renominated to the same seat.[6] On March 5, 2020, his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[7] His nomination is currently pending before the full United States Senate.

References

  1. ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Fernando Aenlle-Rocha
  2. ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees and United States Marshal Nominee". whitehouse.gov. August 28, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "Eighteen Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, October 17, 2019
  4. ^ Nominations for December 4, 2019
  5. ^ "PN1235 - Nomination of Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha for The Judiciary, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. January 3, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  6. ^ "Seven Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, January 9, 2020
  7. ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – March 5, 2020, Senate Judiciary Committee
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