Who appointed Josephine L. Staton?

President Barack Obama appointed Josephine L. Staton to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in 2010.

Was Josephine L. Staton appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Josephine L. Staton was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Josephine L. Staton's confirmation vote?

Josephine L. Staton was confirmed by voice vote on June 21, 2010. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Central District of California / Appointed 2010 / Active

Josephine L. Staton

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

Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2010 and confirmed by voice vote, Josephine L. Staton is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. She earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1986. Sources ↓

Born: 1961 · age 65
Appointed by: Barack Obama, 2010
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: William Jewell College 1983 · Harvard Law School 1986
Succeeded: Alicemarie Huber Stotler

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2010	Central District of California succeeded Alicemarie Huber Stotler	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

William Jewell College	B.A.	1983
Harvard Law School	J.D.	1986

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Staton was assigned 6,169 district-court cases (1999–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 132 days across 5,649 closed cases.

Other civil matters40%

Civil rights14%

Other federal statutes10%

Contract7%

Intellectual property6%

Labor & ERISA4%

Other19%

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 358 of Staton’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 275 were affirmed, 54 reversed or vacated, and 29 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 Josephine L. Staton?: President Barack Obama appointed Josephine L. Staton to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in 2010.
Was Josephine L. Staton appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Josephine L. Staton was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Josephine L. Staton's confirmation vote?: Josephine L. Staton was confirmed by voice vote on June 21, 2010. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court is Josephine L. Staton on?: Josephine L. Staton is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Sources

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16 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).