Cathy Ann Bencivengo
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2012 and confirmed by the Senate 90–6, Cathy Ann Bencivengo is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. She earned a law degree from University of Michigan Law School in 1988. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1958 · age 68
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2012
- Confirmed
- 90–6
- Education
- Rutgers 1980 · University of Michigan Law School 1988
- Succeeded
- Jeffrey T. Miller
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Southern District of California succeeded Jeffrey T. Miller | Obama (D) | 90–6 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 90–6 on February 9, 2012 · 112th Congress, Roll Call 16. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 90
51 D, 37 R, 2 I
- Daniel Akaka(D-HI)
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- Kelly Ayotte(R-NH)
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Max Baucus(D-MT)
- Mark Begich(D-AK)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Jeff Bingaman(D-NM)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Roy Blunt(R-MO)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Barbara Boxer(D-CA)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Scott Brown(R-MA)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Benjamin Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Saxby Chambliss(R-GA)
- Dan Coats(R-IN)
- Tom Coburn(R-OK)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Kent Conrad(D-ND)
- Christopher Coons(D-DE)
- Bob Corker(R-TN)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Michael Enzi(R-WY)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Al Franken(D-MN)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Chuck Grassley(R-IA)
- Kay Hagan(D-NC)
- Tom Harkin(D-IA)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- Dean Heller(R-NV)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- Kay Hutchison(R-TX)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- Daniel Inouye(D-HI)
- Johnny Isakson(R-GA)
- Mike Johanns(R-NE)
- Tim Johnson(D-SD)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- John Kerry(D-MA)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Herb Kohl(D-WI)
- Jon Kyl(R-AZ)
- Mary Landrieu(D-LA)
- Frank Lautenberg(D-NJ)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Carl Levin(D-MI)
- Joe Lieberman(I-CT)
- Richard Lugar(R-IN)
- 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)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- Ben Nelson(D-NE)
- Rob Portman(R-OH)
- Mark Pryor(D-AR)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Harry Reid(D-NV)
- Jay Rockefeller(D-WV)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- Bernard Sanders(I-VT)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Jeff Sessions(R-AL)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Olympia Snowe(R-ME)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Pat Toomey(R-PA)
- Mark Udall(D-CO)
- Tom Udall(D-NM)
- David Vitter(R-LA)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- James Webb(D-VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Voted against · 6
6 R
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- James DeMint(R-SC)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
Did not vote · 4
4 R
- Mark Kirk(R-IL)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
Education
| Rutgers University | B.A. | 1980 |
| Rutgers University | M.A. | 1981 |
| University of Michigan Law School | J.D. | 1988 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Bencivengo was assigned 2,739 district-court cases (1990–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 140 days across 2,315 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 187 of Bencivengo’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 136 were affirmed, 33 reversed or vacated, and 18 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.
In our data, Bencivengo authored 1 published opinion for the court (2009).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | MYTEE PRODUCTS, INC. v. Harris Research, Inc. | 615 F. Supp. 2d 1163 | 0 |
Showing the 1 most-cited of 1 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 Cathy Ann Bencivengo?
- President Barack Obama appointed Cathy Ann Bencivengo to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California in 2012.
- Was Cathy Ann Bencivengo appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Cathy Ann Bencivengo was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Cathy Ann Bencivengo's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Cathy Ann Bencivengo 90–6 on February 9, 2012.
- Which court is Cathy Ann Bencivengo on?
- Cathy Ann Bencivengo is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Southern District of California (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2012)
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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14 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).