Who appointed Cynthia Ann Bashant?

President Barack Obama appointed Cynthia Ann Bashant to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California in 2014.

Was Cynthia Ann Bashant appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Cynthia Ann Bashant was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Cynthia Ann Bashant's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Cynthia Ann Bashant 94–0 on April 30, 2014.

Southern District of California / Appointed 2014 / Active

Cynthia Ann Bashant

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

Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2014 and confirmed by the Senate 94–0, Cynthia Ann Bashant is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. She earned a law degree from University of California Hastings College of the Law (now UC College of the Law, San Francisco) in 1986. Sources ↓

Born: 1960 · age 66
Appointed by: Barack Obama, 2014
Confirmed: 94–0
Education: Smith College 1982 · University of California Hastings College of the Law (now UC College of the Law, San Francisco) 1986
Succeeded: Irma Elsa Gonzalez

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2014	Southern District of California succeeded Irma Elsa Gonzalez	Obama (D)	94–0

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

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 94–0 on April 30, 2014 · 113th Congress, Roll Call 122. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 94

52 D, 40 R, 2 I

Did not vote · 6

1 D, 5 R

Education

Smith College	A.B.	1982
University of California Hastings College of the Law (now UC College of the Law, San Francisco)	J.D.	1986

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Bashant was assigned 2,289 district-court cases (2007–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 130 days across 1,806 closed cases.

Other civil matters41%

Prisoner & habeas14%

Other federal statutes10%

Civil rights8%

Contract6%

Criminal5%

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.

On appeal

Of 135 of Bashant’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 99 were affirmed, 23 reversed or vacated, and 13 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 Cynthia Ann Bashant?: President Barack Obama appointed Cynthia Ann Bashant to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California in 2014.
Was Cynthia Ann Bashant appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Cynthia Ann Bashant was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Cynthia Ann Bashant's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Cynthia Ann Bashant 94–0 on April 30, 2014.
Which court is Cynthia Ann Bashant on?: Cynthia Ann Bashant is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

Sources

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12 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).