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Olguin\n\nFernando Manzano Olguin (born 1961) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge of the [United States District Court for the Central District of California](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-district-court-for-the-central-district-of-california) since 2013.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394101) He was nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate by voice vote in December 2012.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394101) Before his district judgeship, he served as a magistrate judge of the same court from 2001.[2](https://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/news/senate-confirms-magistrate-judge-fernando-m-olguin-us-district-judge-central-district)\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Court | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394101) |\n| Appointed by | Barack Obama[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394101) |\n| Confirmed | December 17, 2012, by voice vote[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394101) |\n| Born | 1961, Los Angeles, California[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394101) |\n| Education | B.A., Harvard University, 1985; M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1989; J.D., University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, 1989[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394101) |\n\n## Early life and education\n\nOlguin was born in 1961 in Los Angeles, California.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394101) He received his [Bachelor of Arts](https://www.edgepedia.org/bachelor-of-arts) degree from Harvard University in 1985, graduating cum laude, and earned both a [Master of Arts](https://www.edgepedia.org/master-of-arts) degree from the [University of California](https://www.edgepedia.org/university-of-california), Berkeley Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law in 1989.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394101) • [2](https://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/news/senate-confirms-magistrate-judge-fernando-m-olguin-us-district-judge-central-district)\n\n## Legal career\n\nAfter graduating from law school, Olguin clerked for Judge Carl S. Muecke of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona from 1989 to 1991.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394101) • [2](https://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/news/senate-confirms-magistrate-judge-fernando-m-olguin-us-district-judge-central-district) He then served as a trial attorney in the Housing and Civil Enforcement Section of the Civil Rights Division of the [United States Department of Justice](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-department-of-justice) from 1991 to 1994, where he enforced the Fair Housing Act and the Public Accommodations Act.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394101) • [2](https://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/news/senate-confirms-magistrate-judge-fernando-m-olguin-us-district-judge-central-district)\n\nFrom 1994 to 1995, Olguin was the National Director of the Education Program of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund in Los Angeles.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394101) • [2](https://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/news/senate-confirms-magistrate-judge-fernando-m-olguin-us-district-judge-central-district) He then entered private practice in [Pasadena, California](https://www.edgepedia.org/pasadena-california), from 1995 to 2001, spending six years as a partner in the firm of Traber, Voorhees & Olguin, where he primarily handled civil rights and labor cases.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394101) • [2](https://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/news/senate-confirms-magistrate-judge-fernando-m-olguin-us-district-judge-central-district)\n\n## Federal judicial service\n\nPresident [Barack Obama](https://www.edgepedia.org/barack-obama) nominated Olguin on May 14, 2012, to a judgeship on the United States District Court for the Central District of California.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394101) • [2](https://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/news/senate-confirms-magistrate-judge-fernando-m-olguin-us-district-judge-central-district) At the time of his nomination, he was serving as a magistrate judge for the Central District of California, a position he had held since July 2001, sitting in the Court's Western Division.[2](https://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/news/senate-confirms-magistrate-judge-fernando-m-olguin-us-district-judge-central-district) The United States Senate confirmed him by voice vote on December 17, 2012, and he received his commission on January 16, 2013.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394101) • [2](https://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/news/senate-confirms-magistrate-judge-fernando-m-olguin-us-district-judge-central-district) He presides over matters in Los Angeles in the Court's Western Division.[2](https://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/news/senate-confirms-magistrate-judge-fernando-m-olguin-us-district-judge-central-district)\n\nAs a magistrate judge, Olguin served on the Human Resources Advisory Council and the Pro Se Working Group of the [Administrative Office of the United States Courts](https://www.edgepedia.org/administrative-office-of-the-united-states-courts), on numerous District Court judicial committees, and on the Court's Magistrate Judges Committee.[2](https://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/news/senate-confirms-magistrate-judge-fernando-m-olguin-us-district-judge-central-district) He has also been active in bar associations and civic organizations, including the [American Bar Association](https://www.edgepedia.org/american-bar-association)'s Litigation Section and Judicial Division, the Federal Bar Association, the Federal Magistrate Judges Association, the Hispanic National Bar Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, and the Mexican-American Bar Association, and has served on the Board of Directors of the Western Justice Center Foundation and as Vice-President and Treasurer of Centro Latino for Literacy.[2](https://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/news/senate-confirms-magistrate-judge-fernando-m-olguin-us-district-judge-central-district)\n\n## Notable cases\n\nAccording to a compilation of published opinions, Olguin authored two published opinions for the court between 2005 and 2008, during his service as a magistrate judge. His most-cited opinion in that compilation is *Lundquist v. Continental Casualty Co.*, which received 16 inbound citations in the CourtListener corpus.[3](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/fernando-olguin)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges: Fernando Manzano Olguin](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394101)\n2. [Senate Confirms Magistrate Judge Fernando M. Olguin as U.S. District Judge for Central District of California](https://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/news/senate-confirms-magistrate-judge-fernando-m-olguin-us-district-judge-central-district)\n3. 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