Fred Wallace Slaughter (born 1973) is an American lawyer who is a

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of the

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. He previously served as a judge on the

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for Orange County from 2014 to 2022.

Education

Slaughter earned a

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degree from the

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in 1996 and a

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from the

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in 1999. Slaughter's father, Fred Slaughter, was a basketball player for the

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and one of the first

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to work as a sports agent. His mother, Kay, was a nurse. He has one sister, Hilary.

Career

Slaughter began his career as a

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in the

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’s Office. From 2000 to 2002, Slaughter served as a deputy city attorney. From 2004 to 2006, he worked as a coordinator for

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. Slaughter then worked as an

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for the

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, District of Oregon, and

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. He was appointed to serve as a judge of the Orange County Superior Court by Governor

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to the seat vacated by the retirement of Judge Gregory Munoz. He was sworn in on January 31, 2014.

Federal judicial service

On December 15, 2021, President

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nominated Slaughter to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. President Biden nominated Slaughter to the seat vacated by Judge Andrew J. Guilford, who assumed senior status on July 5, 2019. On January 12, 2022, a hearing on his nomination was held before the

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. On February 10, 2022, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 15–7 vote. On March 16, 2022, the

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invoked cloture on his nomination by a 56–41 vote. On March 17, 2022, his nomination was confirmed by a 57–41 vote. He received his judicial commission on April 19, 2022.

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Education

Career

Federal judicial service

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