Gabriel P. Sanchez

Gabriel Patrick Sanchez (born 1976)[2][1] is an American lawyer and judge from California who has served an associate judge of the California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District since 2018. He is a nominee to be a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Gabriel P. Sanchez
Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District
Assumed office
October 26, 2018
Appointed byJerry Brown
Preceded byRobert L. Dondero
Personal details
Born
Gabriel Nathan Sanchez[1]

1976 (age 44–45)
Fullerton, California, U.S.
EducationYale College (BA)
University of Cambridge (MPhil)
Yale University (JD)

Early life and education

A Los Angeles native, Sanchez graduated from Harvard-Westlake School in 1994.[3] He received his Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from Yale College in 1998, his Master of Philosophy in European Studies from the University of Cambridge in 2000 and he received his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 2005. He was a Fulbright Scholar in 1999 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[4]

Sanchez served as a law clerk for Judge Richard Paez of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 2005 to 2006. He was an associate at Munger, Tolles & Olson from 2006 to 2011, where he litigated civil matters at the trial and appellate levels. From 2011 to 2012, he worked as a deputy attorney general in the correctional law section of the California Attorney General's office. From 2012 to 2018, he worked as Deputy Legal Affairs Secretary under Governor Jerry Brown.[4]

Sanchez was the lead author of the Public Safety and Rehabilitation Act of 2016. The act allowed certain non-violent defendants to be considered for parole, and established sentence credits for rehabilitation, good behavior, and education.[5]

Judicial service

State judicial service

In October 2018, Sanchez was nominated by Governor Brown to serve as an Associate Judge of the California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Robert L. Dondero. His nomination was confirmed by the California Commission on Judicial Appointments on November 26, 2018, making Sanchez the first Latino to serve on that court.[6]

Nomination to federal court of appeals

On September 8, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Sanchez to serve as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. On September 20, 2021, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Sanchez to the seat to be vacated by Judge Marsha Berzon, upon confirmation of a successor.[7] On November 3, 2021, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[8] On December 2, 2021, his nomination was favorably reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote.[9] His nomination is pending before the full United States Senate.

See also

References
  1. "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  2. Bendery, Jennifer (September 8, 2021). "Joe Biden Nominates More Historic Firsts To Be Lifetime Federal Judges". HuffPost. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  3. "Alumnus appointed to First District Court of Appeals". The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle. November 26, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  4. "President Biden Names Seventh Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. September 8, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. www.dailyjournal.com/articles/364133-biden-to-name-three-california-judges-to-9th-circuit-vacancies
  6. Balassone, Merrill (November 26, 2018). "Commission Confirms Five Appointments to Courts of Appeal" (Press release). Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  7. "Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. September 20, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  8. "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. October 27, 2021.
  9. "Results of Executive Business Meeting – December 2, 2021" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved December 3, 2021.


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