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Judges and Judiciary

Sep. 16, 2020

US Senate confirms 3 federal judges for Central District of California

New federal judges were confirmed for the Central and Southern Districts of California by the Senate Judiciary committee on Tuesday.

US Senate confirms 3 federal judges for Central District of California
Left to right: Mark C. Scarsi, Stanley Blumenfeld Jr. and John W. Holcomb

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed three nominees to the Central District of California, the first new judges on the Los Angeles-headquartered federal court since 2014.

Mark C. Scarsi, an intellectual property specialist and co-managing partner of Milbank LLP's Los Angeles office, was the first to be confirmed 83-12 on Tuesday morning. He was nominated to replace Judge G...