Who appointed Jesus Gilberto Bernal?

President Barack Obama appointed Jesus Gilberto Bernal to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in 2012.

Was Jesus Gilberto Bernal appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Jesus Gilberto Bernal was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Jesus Gilberto Bernal's confirmation vote?

Jesus Gilberto Bernal was confirmed by voice vote on December 11, 2012. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Central District of California / Appointed 2012 / Active

Jesus Gilberto Bernal

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

Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2012 and confirmed by voice vote, Jesus Gilberto Bernal is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. He earned a law degree from Stanford Law School in 1989. Sources ↓

Born: 1963 · age 63
Appointed by: Barack Obama, 2012
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Yale 1986 · Stanford Law School 1989
Succeeded: Stephen G. Larson

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2012	Central District of California succeeded Stephen G. Larson	Obama (D)	Voice vote

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

Voice vote

The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.

Education

Yale University	B.A.	1986
Stanford Law School	J.D.	1989

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Bernal was assigned 5,930 district-court cases (1999–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 138 days across 5,327 closed cases.

Other civil matters37%

Civil rights19%

Other federal statutes9%

Labor & ERISA7%

Contract5%

Personal-injury torts4%

Other18%

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 300 of Bernal’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 225 were affirmed, 38 reversed or vacated, and 37 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 Jesus Gilberto Bernal?: President Barack Obama appointed Jesus Gilberto Bernal to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in 2012.
Was Jesus Gilberto Bernal appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Jesus Gilberto Bernal was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Jesus Gilberto Bernal's confirmation vote?: Jesus Gilberto Bernal was confirmed by voice vote on December 11, 2012. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court is Jesus Gilberto Bernal on?: Jesus Gilberto Bernal is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Sources

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13 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).