U.S. Magistrate Judge Kenly Kiya Kato, nominated by President Joe Biden in December 2021, will become the first Japanese-American woman to serve as a judge on California's Central District court.
November 07, 2023 at 06:14 PM
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Almost two years after she was nominated, Kenly Kiya Kato on Tuesday was confirmed as a judge of the U.S. District Court for California’s Central District, where she has served as a magistrate since 2014.
The U.S. Senate approved Kato’s nomination on a 51-46 vote, making her the first Japanese-American woman to serve on the Southern California federal court. She will serve in the Riverside courthouse in the court’s Eastern Division.
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Kenly Kiya Kato testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during her confirmation hearing to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California in February 2022. (Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM)
