Federal Courts Updates

A Monthly Federal Courts Update. Read more

Troy L. Nunley has served as a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of California since he was appointed in 2013.  At his confirmation hearing, Senator Dianne Feinstein said, “He will bring a lifetime of overcoming adversity, an impressive work ethic, a career as a prosecutor, 10 years of judicial experience, and sorely needed judicial resources to the federal bench in the Eastern District.”  Prior to joining the federal bench, he was a Sacramento County Superior Court Judge… Read more

A Monthly Federal Courts Update. Read more

A Monthly Federal Courts Update. Read more

A Monthly Federal Courts Update. Read more

Judge Sykes was confirmed as a District Judge for the Central District of California in May 2022.  She is a member of the Navajo Nation and is the first Native American to serve as a federal district judge in California.  Read more

A Monthly Federal Courts Update. Read more

A Monthly Federal Courts Update. Read more

A Monthly Federal Courts Update. Read more

Senior District Judge Ronald S.W. Lew of the United States District Court for the Central District of California passed away on May 19, 2023. Judge Lew was 81 years old. Judge Lew was a trailblazer in the legal profession and a giant in the community. He was nominated to the federal bench by President Ronald Reagan in February, 1987, and was confirmed by the Senate in May, 1987. Judge Lew was the first Chinese American appointed to the federal bench… Read more