Central District of California / Appointed 1980 / Served to 1997

David Vreeland Kenyon

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

Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1980 and confirmed by voice vote, David Vreeland Kenyon was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. He earned a law degree from University of Southern California Law School (now Gould School of Law) in 1957. Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, September 29, 1980

Appointed by
Jimmy Carter, 1980
Confirmed
by voice vote
Education
University of California, Berkeley 1952 · University of Southern California Law School (now Gould Law) 1957
Succeeded by
Kim McLane Wardlaw
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
1980Central District of California · succeeded Albert Lee Stephens Jr.Carter (D)voice

A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.

Education
Sources

16 years on the Central District of California. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).