The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (commonly referred to as the CDCA or CACD) is the U.S. district court serving some 17 million people in southern and central California, making it the largest federal judicial district by population. The Central District of California was created on September 18, 1966. The U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California represents the United States in civil and criminal cases before the court. Thomas P. O'Brien has held the role of U.S. Attorney since 2007.

Divisions

Divisions of the CDCA:
Eastern Division in yellow
Southern Division in red
Western Division in blue

The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California is divided into three divisions, with jurisdiction over seven counties: Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange, Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties.

The Eastern Division hears cases from Riverside and San Bernardino Counties at its Riverside courthouse.

The Southern Division covers Orange County from its Santa Ana courthouse.

The Western Division handles cases for Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties. Cases are heard in two huge courthouses in Los Angeles. The older one is the Spring Street courthouse, a typically stodgy early 20th-century government office building, while the newer one is the Edward Roybal courthouse, which is a modern granite-sheathed office tower. Since the mid-1990s, the district court administration has been fighting for funding to renovate or replace the aging Spring Street courthouse. Recently, a new courthouse was slated to be built sometime in the future combining the Spring Street and most of the Roybal courthouses into one building. The U.S. Attorney's office will then occupy the Spring Street building.

District judges

• Hon. Percy Anderson
• Hon. Cormac J. Carney
• Hon. David O. Carter
• Hon. Audrey B. Collins
• Hon. Florence-Marie Cooper
• Hon. Valerie Baker Fairbank
• Hon. Gary A. Feess
• Hon. Dale S. Fischer
• Hon. Terry J. Hatter Jr.
• Hon. Robert J. Kelleher
• Hon. William D. Keller
• Hon. George H. King
• Hon. R. Gary Klausner
• Hon. Stephen G. Larson
• Hon. J. Spencer Letts
• Hon. Ronald S.W. Lew
• Hon. Consuelo B. Marshall
• Hon. A. Howard Matz
• Hon. Margaret M. Morrow
• Hon. S. James Otero
• Hon. Mariana R. Pfaelzer
• Hon. Virginia A. Phillips
• Hon. Dean D. Pregerson
• Hon. Edward Rafeedie
• Hon. Manuel Real
• Hon. George P. Schiavelli
• Hon. James V. Selna
• Hon. Christina A. Snyder
• Hon. Alicemarie H. Stotler
• Hon. Robert M. Takasugi
• Hon. Dickran Tevrizian
• Hon. Robert J. Timlin
• Hon. John F. Walter
• Hon. Stephen V. Wilson

Notable cases

Because its jurisdiction encompasses Hollywood, the CDCA often hears cases involving the entertainment industry and famous celebrities. One recent notable United States Supreme Court case that originated in this court was MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd., (04-0480), 545 U.S. (2005).

External links

• United States District Court, Central District of California
• United States Attorney's Office, Central District of California

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