Beverly Reid O'Connell
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2013 and confirmed by the Senate 92–0, Beverly Reid O'Connell was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. She earned a law degree from Pepperdine University School of Law (now Rick J. Caruso School of Law) in 1990. Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1965–2017
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2013
- Confirmed
- 92–0
- Education
- University of California, Los Angeles 1986 · Pepperdine Law (now Rick J. Caruso School of Law) 1990
- Succeeded
- Valerie Baker Fairbank
- Succeeded by
- Kenly Kiya Kato
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Central District of California succeeded Valerie Baker Fairbank | Obama (D) | 92–0 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 92–0 on April 15, 2013 · 113th Congress, Roll Call 96. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 92
50 D, 40 R, 2 I
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- Tammy Baldwin(D-WI)
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Max Baucus(D-MT)
- Mark Begich(D-AK)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Roy Blunt(R-MO)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Barbara Boxer(D-CA)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Ben Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Saxby Chambliss(R-GA)
- Dan Coats(R-IN)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Christopher Coons(D-DE)
- Bob Corker(R-TN)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- William "Mo" Cowan(D-MA)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- Ted Cruz(R-TX)
- Joe Donnelly(D-IN)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Michael Enzi(R-WY)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Deb Fischer(R-NE)
- Jeff Flake(R-AZ)
- Al Franken(D-MN)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Chuck Grassley(R-IA)
- Kay Hagan(D-NC)
- Tom Harkin(D-IA)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- Martin Heinrich(D-NM)
- Dean Heller(R-NV)
- Mazie Hirono(D-HI)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- Johnny Isakson(R-GA)
- Mike Johanns(R-NE)
- Tim Johnson(D-SD)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- Timothy Kaine(D-VA)
- Angus King(I-ME)
- Mark Kirk(R-IL)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Mary Landrieu(D-LA)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
- Carl Levin(D-MI)
- Joe Manchin(D-WV)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- Claire McCaskill(D-MO)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Barbara Mikulski(D-MD)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Christopher Murphy(D-CT)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- Rob Portman(R-OH)
- Mark Pryor(D-AR)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Harry Reid(D-NV)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Jay Rockefeller(D-WV)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- Bernie Sanders(I-VT)
- Brian Schatz(D-HI)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Timothy Scott(R-SC)
- Jeff Sessions(R-AL)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Pat Toomey(R-PA)
- Mark Udall(D-CO)
- Tom Udall(D-NM)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Did not vote · 8
3 D, 5 R
- Kelly Ayotte(R-NH)
- Tom Coburn(R-OK)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Heidi Heitkamp(D-ND)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- Frank Lautenberg(D-NJ)
- David Vitter(R-LA)
- Elizabeth Warren(D-MA)
Education
| University of California, Los Angeles | B.A. | 1986 |
| Pepperdine University School of Law (now Rick J. Caruso School of Law) | J.D. | 1990 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, O'Connell was assigned 1,279 district-court cases (1998–2017). Median time from filing to termination: 140 days across 1,279 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 81 of O'Connell’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 63 were affirmed, 9 reversed or vacated, and 9 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Beverly Reid O'Connell?
- President Barack Obama appointed Beverly Reid O'Connell to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in 2013.
- Was Beverly Reid O'Connell appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Beverly Reid O'Connell was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Beverly Reid O'Connell's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Beverly Reid O'Connell 92–0 on April 15, 2013.
- Which court was Beverly Reid O'Connell on?
- Beverly Reid O'Connell was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2013)
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4 years on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).