Who appointed Monica Ramirez Almadani?

President Joseph R. Biden appointed Monica Ramirez Almadani to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in 2023.

Was Monica Ramirez Almadani appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Monica Ramirez Almadani was appointed by President Joseph R. Biden, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Monica Ramirez Almadani's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Monica Ramirez Almadani 51–44 on November 9, 2023.

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Monica Ramirez Almadani

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

Appointed by President Joseph R. Biden in 2023 and confirmed by the Senate 51–44, Monica Ramirez Almadani is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. She earned a law degree from Stanford Law School in 2004. Sources ↓

Born: 1979 · age 47
Appointed by: Joseph R. Biden, 2023
Confirmed: 51–44
Education: Harvard 2001 · Stanford Law School 2004
Succeeded: John Arnold Kronstadt

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2023	Central District of California succeeded John Arnold Kronstadt	Biden (D)	51–44

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

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 51–44 on November 9, 2023 · 118th Congress, Roll Call 305. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 51

47 D, 1 R, 3 I

Voted against · 44

44 R

Did not vote · 5

1 D, 4 R

Education

Harvard University	A.B.	2001
Stanford Law School	J.D.	2004

Before the bench

Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.

Law clerk, Hon. Warren J. Ferguson, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	2004-2005
Immigrants' Rights Project, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, San Francisco, California, 2005-2009; Equal Justice Works Fellow, 2005-2007; staff attorney	2007-2009
U.S. Department of Justice, 2009-2012; counsel to the assistant attorney general, Civil Rights Division, 2009-2011; senior counsel and deputy chief of staff to the deputy attorney general	2011-2012
Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California	2012-2015
Special assistant attorney general, State of California	2015-2017
Private practice, Los Angeles, California	2017-2019
Visiting assistant clinical professor of law and co-director, Immigrant Rights Clinic, University of California, Irvine School of Law	2019-2021
President and chief executive officer, Public Counsel, Los Angeles, California	2021-2023

Questions & answers

Who appointed Monica Ramirez Almadani?: President Joseph R. Biden appointed Monica Ramirez Almadani to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in 2023.
Was Monica Ramirez Almadani appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Monica Ramirez Almadani was appointed by President Joseph R. Biden, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Monica Ramirez Almadani's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Monica Ramirez Almadani 51–44 on November 9, 2023.
Which court is Monica Ramirez Almadani on?: Monica Ramirez Almadani is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Sources

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2 years on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Data as of 2026-09-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).