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Government

Jun. 14, 2023

Senate confirms judge for Central District after long delay

Hernan D. Vera headed Public Counsel and worked at law firms before joining the Los Angeles County Superior Court.

More than a year after President Joe Biden nominated him, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Hernan D. Vera was confirmed Tuesday as a federal judge in the Central District of California.

Vera, the longtime president and CEO of Public Counsel, fits the profile of many of Biden’s judicial appointees, given his extensive background in public interest law. He was a staff attorney with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fu...

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