Stanley Blumenfeld
2020 - Present
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Stanley Blumenfeld is a judge on the United States District Court for the Central District of California. He was nominated by President Donald Trump (R) on November 13, 2018. The U.S. Senate confirmed Blumenfeld by a 92-4 vote on September 15, 2020.[1][2] To see a full list of judges appointed by Donald Trump, click here.
The United States District Court for the Central District of California is one of 94 U.S. district courts. They are the general trial courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the court, click here.
Blumenfeld was a judge on the Superior Court of Los Angeles County from 2006 to 2020.
Judicial nominations, appointments, and elections
United States District Court for the Central District of California (2020-present)
- See also: Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump
On November 13, 2018, President Donald Trump (R) nominated Blumenfeld to a seat on the United States District Court for the Central District of California.[1] Blumenfeld was confirmed by a 92-4 of the U.S. Senate on September 15, 2020.[2] He received commission on September 18, 2020.[3] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Stanley Blumenfeld |
| Court: United States District Court for the Central District of California |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 672 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: November 13, 2018
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| ABA Rating: Unanimously well qualified
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| Questionnaire: Questionnaire |
| Hearing: November 13, 2019
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| QFRs: QFRs (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: March 5, 2020
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| Confirmed: September 15, 2020
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| Vote: 92-4
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Confirmation vote
The U.S. Senate confirmed Blumenfeld by a vote of 92-4 on September 15, 2020.[2] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.
| Blumenfeld confirmation vote (September 15, 2020) | |||||||||
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| Party | Yea | Nay | No vote | ||||||
 Democratic |
39 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
 Republican |
52 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
 Independent |
1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 92 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
Change in Senate rules
Blumenfeld was confirmed to a U.S. District Court under a new precedent the Senate established.
On April 3, 2019, the U.S. Senate voted 51-48 in favor of a change to chamber precedent lowering the maximum time allowed for debate on executive nominees to posts below the Cabinet level and on nominees to district court judgeships from 30 hours after invoking cloture to two.[4]
The change was passed under a procedure, often referred to as the nuclear option, that requires 51 votes rather than 60.[5]
It was the third use of the nuclear option in Senate history. In 2013, it was used to eliminate the 60-vote threshold to confirm presidential nominees, except those to the Supreme Court. In 2017, it was used to eliminate the 60-vote threshold required to confirm Supreme Court nominees.[6] For more, see Filibuster and reconciliation in the United States Congress.
Senate Judicial Committee
The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Blumenfeld's nomination on November 13, 2019.[7] Blumenfeld was reported to the full Senate on March 5, 2020, after a voice vote by the judiciary committee.[8]
Nomination
On October 10, President Donald Trump (R) announced his intent to nominate Blumenfeld to a seat on the United States District Court for the Central District of California.[9] His nomination was received in the U.S. Senate on November 13, 2018.[1]
At the sine die adjournment of the 115th Congress on January 3, 2019, the Senate returned Blumenfeld's nomination to President Trump.[10]
Trump announced his intent to renominate Blumenfeld on January 30, 2019.[11] The Senate received Blumenfeld's nomination on February 6, 2019.[12]
The nomination was returned to the president a second time at the sine die adjournment of the U.S. Senate on January 3, 2020.[13] The president officially renominated Blumenfeld on January 9.[2]
Blumenfeld was nominated to succeed Judge Audrey Collins, who retired from the court on August 1, 2014.
The American Bar Association unanimously rated Blumenfeld well qualified for the position.[14] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.
Superior Court of Los Angeles County (2006-2020)
Blumenfeld became a judge for the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California in 2006. He was appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) on June 20, 2006, to succeed John Sandoz.[15][16] He left the position in 2020 after being confirmed to the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
2020 election
Incumbent Stanley Blumenfeld was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
2014 election
- See also: California judicial elections, 2014
Blumenfeld ran for re-election to the Los Angeles County Superior Court. As an unopposed incumbent, he was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.[17]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Stanley Blumenfeld did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Education
Blumenfeld received a bachelor's degree from the State University of New York at Binghamton in 1984, a master's degree in Spanish from New York University in 1985, and a J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), in 1988. At UCLA, he was Order of the Coif. During his legal studies, Blumenfeld served as editor-in-chief of the UCLA Law Review.[9][18]
Professional career
- 2020-present: Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- 2006-2020: Judge, Superior Court of Los Angeles County
- 1993-2006: O'Melveny and Meyers
- 1998-2006: Partner
- 1996-1998: Special counsel
- 1993-1996: Associate
- 1989-1996: U.S. attorney's office, Central District of California
- 1993-1996: Special assistant U.S. attorney
- 1989-1993: Assistant U.S. attorney
- 1988-1989: Law clerk for Judge Cynthia Holcomb Hall, United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit[18]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2015: Excellence in Teaching Award, Southwestern Law School
- 2014-2015: Adjunct Professor of the Year Award, USC School of Law
- 2003: Outstanding Healthcare Litigators of the Year, Nightingale's Healthcare News
- 1992: Commendation letter for superior performance as instructor of appellate advocacy course, U.S. Department of Justice
- 1991: U.S. Department of Justice Special Achievement Award for Superior Performance[18]
Associations
- American Bar Association
- American Judge Association
- California Judges Association
- Los Angeles County Bar Association[18]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
- United States District Court for the Central District of California
- United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
- Superior Court of Los Angeles County website
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Congress.gov, "PN2585 — Stanley Blumenfeld — The Judiciary," accessed January 31, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Congress.gov, "PN1381 — Stanley Blumenfeld — The Judiciary," accessed January 10, 2020
- ↑ Federal Judicial Center, "Blumenfeld, Stanley, Jr.," accessed September 22, 2020
- ↑ The Hill, "GOP triggers 'nuclear option' to speed up Trump picks," April 3, 2019
- ↑ Axios, "Senate GOP invokes 'nuclear option' to speed up confirmations of Trump nominees," April 3, 2019
- ↑ NBC News, "McConnell to use 'nuclear option' to confirm lower-level nominees," April 2, 2019
- ↑ Senate Judiciary Committee, "Nominations," November 13, 2019
- ↑ Senate Judiciary Committee, "Results of Executive Business Meeting," March 5, 2020
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 WhiteHouse.gov, "President Donald J. Trump Announces Eighteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Eighteenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees, and Thirteenth Wave of United States Marshal Nominees," October 10, 2018
- ↑ Under Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, pending nominations are returned to the president if the Senate adjourns sine die or recesses for more than 30 days. Congressional Research Service, "Senate Consideration of Presidential Nominations: Committee and Floor Procedure," April 11, 2017
- ↑ White House, "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Judicial Nominees," January 30, 2019
- ↑ White House, "Twelve Nominations Sent to the Senate," February 6, 2019
- ↑ Congress.gov, "PN369 — Stanley Blumenfeld — The Judiciary," accessed January 10, 2020
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III and Article IV judicial nominees: 116th Congress," accessed November 13, 2019
- ↑ California Courts, "Trial Courts Roster," accessed April 9, 2014
- ↑ Metropolitan News-Enterprise, "Schwarzenegger Names Four to Los Angeles Superior Court," June 21, 2006
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk: Candidate list for 6/3/2014 primary election, accessed March 17, 2014
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 Senate Judiciary Committee, "Questionnaire for judicial nominees: Stanley Blumenfeld," accessed November 13, 2019
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United States District Court for the Central District of California 2020-Present |
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Superior Court of Los Angeles County 2006-2020 |
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Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California
State courts:
California Supreme Court • California Courts of Appeal • California Superior Courts
State resources:
Courts in California • California judicial elections • Judicial selection in California
