Eastern District of California / Appointed 2023 / Active
Daniel Joe Powell Calabretta
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
Appointed by President Joseph R. Biden in 2023 and confirmed by the Senate 51–45, Daniel Joe Powell Calabretta is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. He earned a law degree from University of Chicago Law School in 2003. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1978 · age 48
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden, 2023
- Confirmed
- 51–45
- Education
- Princeton 2000 · University of Chicago Law School 2003
- Succeeded
- John A. Mendez
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Eastern District of California succeeded John A. Mendez | Biden (D) | 51–45 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 51–45 on February 16, 2023 · 118th Congress, Roll Call 22. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 51
45 D, 3 R, 3 I
- Tammy Baldwin(D-WI)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Cory Booker(D-NJ)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Ben Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Christopher Coons(D-DE)
- Catherine Cortez Masto(D-NV)
- Tammy Duckworth(D-IL)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Maggie Hassan(D-NH)
- Martin Heinrich(D-NM)
- John Hickenlooper(D-CO)
- Mazie Hirono(D-HI)
- Timothy Kaine(D-VA)
- Mark Kelly(D-AZ)
- Angus King(I-ME)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Ben Lujan(D-NM)
- Joseph Manchin(D-WV)
- Edward Markey(D-MA)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Christopher Murphy(D-CT)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Jon Ossoff(D-GA)
- Alex Padilla(D-CA)
- Gary Peters(D-MI)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Jacklyn Rosen(D-NV)
- Bernard Sanders(I-VT)
- Brian Schatz(D-HI)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Kyrsten Sinema(I-AZ)
- Tina Smith(D-MN)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- Chris Van Hollen(D-MD)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- Raphael Warnock(D-GA)
- Elizabeth Warren(D-MA)
- Peter Welch(D-VT)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Voted against · 45
45 R
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Marsha Blackburn(R-TN)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Mike Braun(R-IN)
- Katie Britt(R-AL)
- Ted Budd(R-NC)
- Shelley Capito(R-WV)
- Bill Cassidy(R-LA)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Tom Cotton(R-AR)
- Kevin Cramer(R-ND)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- Ted Cruz(R-TX)
- Steve Daines(R-MT)
- Joni Ernst(R-IA)
- Deb Fischer(R-NE)
- Chuck Grassley(R-IA)
- Bill Hagerty(R-TN)
- Josh Hawley(R-MO)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith(R-MS)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- John Kennedy(R-LA)
- James Lankford(R-OK)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
- Cynthia Lummis(R-WY)
- Roger Marshall(R-KS)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Markwayne Mullin(R-OK)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- Pete Ricketts(R-NE)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Mitt Romney(R-UT)
- Mike Rounds(R-SD)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- Eric Schmitt(R-MO)
- Rick Scott(R-FL)
- Tim Scott(R-SC)
- Dan Sullivan(R-AK)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Thomas Tillis(R-NC)
- Tommy Tuberville(R-AL)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Todd Young(R-IN)
Did not vote · 4
3 D, 1 R
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- John Fetterman(D-PA)
- J. Vance(R-OH)
Education
| Princeton University | A.B. | 2000 |
| University of Chicago Law School | J.D. | 2003 |
Before the bench
Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.
| Law clerk, Hon. William A. Fletcher, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 2003-2004 |
| Law clerk, Hon. John Paul Stevens, Supreme Court of the United States | 2004-2005 |
| Private practice, San Francisco, California | 2005-2008 |
| Deputy attorney general, State of California | 2008-2013 |
| Deputy legal affairs secretary, Gov. Edmund G. Brown, California | 2013-2019 |
| Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, 2019-2023; presiding judge, Juvenile Court | 2022-2023 |
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Daniel Joe Powell Calabretta?
- President Joseph R. Biden appointed Daniel Joe Powell Calabretta to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California in 2023.
- Was Daniel Joe Powell Calabretta appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Daniel Joe Powell Calabretta was appointed by President Joseph R. Biden, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Daniel Joe Powell Calabretta's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Daniel Joe Powell Calabretta 51–45 on February 16, 2023.
- Which court is Daniel Joe Powell Calabretta on?
- Daniel Joe Powell Calabretta is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern 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 Eastern District of California (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2023)
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3 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. Data as of 2026-09-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).