Cynthia Valenzuela Dixon

b. 1969 · Tucson, AZ

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the Central District of CaliforniaJudgeJoseph R. Biden (Democratic)Dec 16, 2024

Education

  • University of Arizona, B.A., 1991
  • University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, J.D., 1995

Professional Career

Special assistant, Vice Chair Cruz Reynoso, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1995-1998; Trial attorney, Voting Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1998-2000; Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 2000-2006; Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Los Angeles, California, 2006-2011; western regional counsel, 2006; national vice president and director of litigation, 2006-2011; Criminal Justice Act supervising attorney, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, 2011-2016; Judge, State Bar Court of California, 2016-2024; supervising judge, 2020-2022

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