Draft:Johnny C. Gogo
Johnny C. Gogo | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Santa Clara County Superior Court | |
| Assumed office December 6, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Gavin Newsom |
| Preceded by | Hector E. Ramon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Johnny Cepeda Gogo[1] 1967 or 1968 (age 55–56)[1] |
| Political party | Democrat[1] |
| Education | University of California, San Diego (BA) Thomas Jefferson School of Law (JD) |
Johnny Cepeda Gogo (born 1967 or 1968) is an American lawyer who has served as a judge of the Santa Clara County Superior Court since 2019. In 2023, he was nominated to serve as the United States attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Education
[edit]Gogo earnd a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, San Diego in 1991 and a Juris Doctor cum laude, from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in 1996 [2]
Career
[edit]From 1997 to 1999, Gogo served as an assistant attorney general in the prosecution division of the Guam Attorney General's Office. From 2000 to 2001, he was an associate attorney at Calvo and Clark, LLP in Tamuning, Guam. From 2001 to 2019, he was a deputy district attorney with the Santa Clara County District Attorney's office.[2] On October 25, 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Gogo to serve as a judge of the Santa Clara County Superior Court. He was nominated to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Judge Hector E. Ramon.[1] He was sworn into office on December 6, 2019.[3]
Nomination as U.S. attorney
[edit]On October 18, 2023, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Gogo to be the United States attorney for the Districts and Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.[2] He was recommended to the Biden administration by Governor Lou Leon Guerrero.[4]
On October 24, 2023, his nomination was sent to the Senate.[5] On January 3, 2024, his nomination was returned to the president under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[6] He was renominated on January 11.[7] His nomination is pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Governor Newsom Appoints 11 Superior Court Judges 10.25.19" (Press release). October 25, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- ^ a b c "President Biden Names Fortieth Round of Judicial Nominees and Announces Nominees for U.S. Attorney, U.S. Marshal, and the U.S. Sentencing Commission" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. October 18, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Johnny Gogo sworn in as new Santa Clara County Superior Court judge". December 12, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- ^ "Governor recommends Johnny Cepeda Gogo as U.S. attorney". February 22, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- ^ "Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. October 24, 2023.
- ^ "PN1102 — Johnny C. Gogo — Department of Justice". congress.gov. January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). January 11, 2024.
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