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Judges and Judiciary

Jul. 12, 2024

3 nominees to federal court in LA advance to full Senate

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judges Michelle Williams Court and Anne Hwang, and State Bar Court Judge Cynthia Valenzuela Dixon all advanced on party line votes in the Senate Judiciary Committee.

From left: Judge Michelle Williams Court, Judge Anne Hwang, and Judge Cynthia Valenzuela Dixon

On partisan lines, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to advance the nominations of Los Angeles County Superior Court Judges Michelle Williams Court and Anne Hwang, as well as State Bar Court Judge Cynthia Valenzuela Dixon to vacancies on the Central District of California.

The nominations will now move to the Senate floor.

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC, the committee's ranking Republican who sometimes votes for President Joe Biden's judicial nominees...

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