Serena Raquel Murillo

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American judge (born 1970)

Serena Raquel Murillo (born 1970) is an American lawyer who is serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California . She previously served as a judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court .

Early life and education

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Murillo was born in Pomona, California . She is a graduate of Chino High School . Murillo received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, San Diego in 1993 and a Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School in 1996.

Career

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In 1996, she worked as a law clerk at Shernoff, Bidart, and Echeverria in Claremont, California and in 1997 she worked as an associate attorney at McNicholas & McNicholas in Los Angeles. From 1997 to 2014, she was a Deputy District Attorney in the Los Angeles County District Attorney ’s Office. From 2015 to 2025, she served as a judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court . From 2018 to 2019, she was an associate justice pro tem on the California Court of Appeal after being appointed by then Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye .

Federal judicial service

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On October 23, 2024, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Murillo to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California . On November 18, 2024, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Murillo to the seat vacated by Judge Cormac J. Carney , who assumed senior status on May 31, 2024.

On November 20, 2024, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee . On December 12, 2024, her nomination was reported out of committee by an 11–10 party-line vote . On December 20, 2024, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 49–47 vote. Later that day, her nomination was confirmed by a 49–47 vote. She received her judicial commission on January 9, 2025.

Personal life

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Murillo's sister, Tiana, is also a judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court, serving since 2022.

See also

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• List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists

References

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1. ↑ Ofgang, Kenneth (January 21, 2014). "Deputy District Attorney Serena Murillo Says She Will Take Second Shot at Election to Bench" . _Metropolitan News-Enterprise _.

 ["Nominations Sent to the Senate"](https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/11/18/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-156/)
 (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. November 18, 2024.

1. ↑ "JUDICIAL ELECTIONS: Los Angeles Superior Court Office No. 69" . _Metropolitan News-Enterprise _. April 15, 2008.
2. ↑ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Archived from the original on December 6, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web "Template:Cite web") }}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
3. ↑ "Murillo, Serena" . USC Gould School of Law. August 26, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

 Munoz, Briana (June 25, 2022). ["Chino sisters are Los Angeles County Superior Court judges"](https://www.championnewspapers.com/news/article_4a493230-f3e6-11ec-8d81-ab8be20707d7.html)
. _Champion Newspapers_. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

 ["President Biden Names Fifty-Fifth Round of Judicial Nominees"](https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/10/23/president-biden-names-fifty-fifth-round-of-judicial-nominees/)
 (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. October 23, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the [public domain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain "Public domain")
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1. ↑ "Biden nominates federal judges to courts in Santa Ana and San Diego" . www.dailyjournal.com. October 24, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
2. [↑](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serena_Raque

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