Sherilyn Peace Garnett (née Sherilyn Rosa Lee Peace, born 1969) is an American attorney who serves as a

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of the

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. She served as a judge of the

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from 2014 to 2022.

Early life and education

Garnett was born on

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. She received a

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, with honors, from the

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, in 1991 and a

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from

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in 1995.

Career

Garnett began her career as a litigation associate at Altheimer & Gray in

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from 1995 to 1998. She then served as a law clerk for Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz of the

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from 1998 to 1999. From 1999 to 2000, Garnett was a litigation associate at

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. From 2001 to 2014, she served as an

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for the Central District of California in the Criminal Division. She served as chief of the general crimes section in 2014, deputy chief of the general crimes section from 2011 to 2014, and as the domestic terrorism coordinator for the Central District of California from 2008 to 2011. From 2014 to 2022, she served as a judge of the

after being appointed by Governor

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Federal judicial service

On December 15, 2021, President

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nominated Garnett to serve as a

of the

. President Biden nominated Garnett to the seat vacated by Judge Manuel Real, who assumed senior status on November 4, 2018. On February 16, 2022, a hearing on her nomination was held before the

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. On March 10, 2022, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 17–5 vote. On April 27, 2022, the

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invoked cloture on her nomination by a 64–34 vote. She was confirmed later that day by a 62–33 vote. She received her judicial commission on June 24, 2022.

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Early life and education

Career

Federal judicial service

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