Judges and Judiciary
Feb. 11, 2012
Senate confirms San Diego district court judge
U.S. Magistrate Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo won Senate confirmation Thursday to join the district court bench in San Diego on a 90-6 vote, despite calls from a GOP senator to oppose her in protest.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - U.S. Magistrate Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo won Senate confirmation Thursday to join the district court bench in San Diego on a 90-6 vote.
Bencivengo will fill a vacancy that's been designated as a judicial emergency in the Southern District of California, which has been inundated by immigration cases, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said on the Senate floor.
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