U.S. District Central District of California
Career Highlights: Appointed as a U.S. district judge for the Central District of California, 2020; appointed as a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, 2017-20; partner, White & Case LLP, Los Angeles, 2005-17; partner, McDermott, Will & Emery LLP, Los Angeles, 2000-05; associate, Stephan, Oringher, Richman & Theodora, Los Angeles, 1999-00; assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 1994-99; assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Florida, 1990-94; deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County district attorney's office, 1987-90
Law School: UC Berkeley School of Law, 1986
Judge
Career Highlights: Appointed as a U.S. district judge for the Central District of California, 2020; appointed as a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, 2017-20; partner, White & Case LLP, Los Angeles, 2005-17; partner, McDermott, Will & Emery LLP, Los Angeles, 2000-05; associate, Stephan, Oringher, Richman & Theodora, Los Angeles, 1999-00; assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 1994-99; assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Florida, 1990-94; deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County district attorney's office, 1987-90
Law School: UC Berkeley School of Law, 1986
Judge
Halfway through his second year at UC Berkeley School of Law, U.S. District Judge Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha was no longer sure that he wanted to become an attorney. "I was not very happy, and I wasn't finding a lot of fulfillment in the classes," he reflected.
Born in Cuba and raised in Miami, Aenlle-Rocha came from a working-class family and did not have much exposure to the legal field growing up. The Los Angeles judg... (continued)
