Who appointed Carlos R. Moreno?

President William J. Clinton appointed Carlos R. Moreno to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in 1998.

Was Carlos R. Moreno appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Carlos R. Moreno was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Carlos R. Moreno's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Carlos R. Moreno 96–0 on February 3, 1998.

Central District of California / Appointed 1998 / Served to 2001

Carlos R. Moreno

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1998 and confirmed by the Senate 96–0, Carlos R. Moreno was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. He earned a law degree from Stanford Law School in 1975. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1948 · age 78
Appointed by: William J. Clinton, 1998
Confirmed: 96–0
Education: Yale College 1970 · Stanford Law School 1975
Succeeded: Robert Mitsuhiro Takasugi
Succeeded by: Cormac J. Carney

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1998	Central District of California succeeded Robert Mitsuhiro Takasugi	Clinton (D)	96–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 96–0 on February 3, 1998 · 105th Congress, Roll Call 2. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 96

42 D, 54 R

Did not vote · 4

3 D, 1 R

Education

Yale College	B.A.	1970
Stanford Law School	J.D.	1975

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Moreno was assigned 1,312 district-court cases (1994–2001). Median time from filing to termination: 221 days across 1,312 closed cases.

Prisoner & habeas25%

Contract18%

Civil rights14%

Intellectual property11%

Labor & ERISA8%

Other federal statutes8%

Other16%

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.

In our data, Moreno authored 18 published opinions for the court (1998–2001). Most cited: Pegasus Holdings v. Veterinary Centers of America, Inc. (27 citations).

A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Recent & notable rulings

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
1998	Pegasus Holdings v. Veterinary Centers of America, Inc.	38 F. Supp. 2d 1158	27
2001	Shaw v. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.	128 F. Supp. 2d 1270	17
2001	Sebastian International, Inc. v. Russolillo	162 F. Supp. 2d 1198	11
2000	Sebastian International, Inc. v. Russolillo	186 F. Supp. 2d 1055	11
1998	Davison Ex Rel. Sims v. Santa Barbara High School District	48 F. Supp. 2d 1225	11
2001	Morrill v. the Smashing Pumpkins	157 F. Supp. 2d 1120	8
1999	Arnette Optic Illusions, Inc. v. ITT Hartford Group, Inc.	43 F. Supp. 2d 1088	8
2001	Sebastian International, Inc. v. Russolillo	128 F. Supp. 2d 630	7
1999	Digital Communications Network, Inc. v. AT & T Wireless Services	63 F. Supp. 2d 1194	5
1998	Vons Companies, Inc. v. Federal Insurance	57 F. Supp. 2d 933	5
1999	United States Ex Rel. Pratt v. Alliant Techsystems, Inc.	50 F. Supp. 2d 942	3
1998	Association of American Medical Colleges v. United States	34 F. Supp. 2d 1187	3
2000	Aguayao Ex Rel. National Labor Relations Board v. Quadrtech Corp.	129 F. Supp. 2d 1273	2
1998	Tech-Wear, Inc. v. Acme Laundry Products, Inc.	38 F. Supp. 2d 1147	2
2001	Sebastian International, Inc. v. Russolillo	151 F. Supp. 2d 1215	1

Showing the 15 most-cited of 18 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Carlos R. Moreno?: President William J. Clinton appointed Carlos R. Moreno to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in 1998.
Was Carlos R. Moreno appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Carlos R. Moreno was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Carlos R. Moreno's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Carlos R. Moreno 96–0 on February 3, 1998.
Which court was Carlos R. Moreno on?: Carlos R. Moreno was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Sources

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3 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).