Philip S. Gutierrez

Philip S. Gutierrez
Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
Incumbent
Assumed office February 16, 2007
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Terry J. Hatter, Jr.
Judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court
In office 1997–2007
Personal details
Born	(1959-10-13) October 13, 1959 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Notre Dame (B.A.) UCLA School of Law (J.D.)

Philip Steven Gutierrez (born October 13, 1959) is a United States federal judge.

Early life and education

Born in Los Angeles, California, Gutierrez received a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame in 1981 and a J.D. from UCLA School of Law in 1984. Gutierrez was in private practice in California from 1986 to 1997.

Judicial service

Gutierrez was a judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court, California from 1997 to 2007. He is currently a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Gutierrez was nominated by President George W. Bush on January 9, 2007, to a seat vacated by Terry J. Hatter, Jr.. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 30, 2007, and received his commission on February 16, 2007.

Gutierrez heard the trial of Xbox modding defendant Matthew Crippen, a DMCA related case. Gutierrez was noted as providing a scathing rebuke of the prosecution in the early phases of the trial.

External links

• Philip S. Gutierrez at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.