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==Nomination to district judgeship==
==Nomination to district judgeship==
On December 15, 2021, President [[Joe Biden]] nominated Kato to serve as a [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Central District of California]].<ref name="WHBio" /> President Biden nominated Kato to the seat vacated by Judge [[Beverly Reid O'Connell]], who died on October 8, 2017.<ref name="December15">{{Cite press release |title=Nominations Sent to the Senate |date=December 15, 2021 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/12/15/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-52/ |access-date=December 15, 2021}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> On February 1, 2022, a hearing on her nomination was held before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nominations |date=January 31, 2022 |publisher=[[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary]] |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/01/25/2022/nominations}}</ref> During her confirmation hearing, Senators [[Chuck Grassley]] and [[Ted Cruz]] questioned her about a 1995 [[book review]], published in ''[[Harvard Civil Rights–Civil Liberties Law Review]]'', that Kato had co-written in law school; in a heated dialogue, the two Republicans questioned Kato about a footnote in the book review that said that Asian-American [[neoconservatives]] "internalize the dialogue of oppressors, believing in the values of the status quo and condemning the activism of their group."<ref name=Raymond/><ref name=Venkatraman>{{Cite web |last=Venkatraman |first=Sakshi |date=February 2, 2022 |title=Senate Republicans press Japanese American judge over law school article |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/senate-republicans-press-japanese-american-judge-law-school-article-rcna14628 |access-date=February 5, 2022 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref><ref>Perry S. Chen & Kenly Kiya Kato, ''cent Publication: The State of Asian America: Activism and Resistance in the 1990s''30 Harv. C.R.-C.L. L. Rev. 279 (1995).</ref> Cruz also questioned her about her views on [[affirmative action]].<ref name=Raymond/><ref name=Venkatraman/>
On December 15, 2021, President [[Joe Biden]] nominated Kato to serve as a [[United States district judge|U.S. district judge]] of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California]].<ref name="WHBio" /> President Biden nominated Kato to the seat vacated by Judge [[Beverly Reid O'Connell]], who died on October 8, 2017.<ref name="December15">{{Cite press release |title=Nominations Sent to the Senate |date=December 15, 2021 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/12/15/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-52/ |access-date=December 15, 2021}}</ref>


On February 1, 2022, the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]] held her [[confirmation hearing]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nominations |date=January 31, 2022 |publisher=[[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary]] |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/01/25/2022/nominations}}</ref> During it, Senators [[Chuck Grassley]] and [[Ted Cruz]] questioned her about a 1995 [[book review]], published in ''[[Harvard Civil Rights–Civil Liberties Law Review]]'', that Kato had co-written in law school; in a heated dialogue, the two Republicans questioned Kato about a footnote in the book review that said that Asian-American [[neoconservatives]] "internalize the dialogue of oppressors, believing in the values of the status quo and condemning the activism of their group."<ref name=Raymond/><ref name=Venkatraman>{{Cite web |last=Venkatraman |first=Sakshi |date=February 2, 2022 |title=Senate Republicans press Japanese American judge over law school article |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/senate-republicans-press-japanese-american-judge-law-school-article-rcna14628 |access-date=February 5, 2022 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref><ref>Perry S. Chen & Kenly Kiya Kato, ''Recent Publication: The State of Asian America: Activism and Resistance in the 1990s''30 Harv. C.R.-C.L. L. Rev. 279 (1995).</ref> Cruz also questioned her about her views on [[affirmative action]].<ref name=Raymond/><ref name=Venkatraman/> Republicans also objected to Kato's past experience as a public defender.<ref>Rose Wagner, [https://www.courthousenews.com/five-approved-but-central-district-of-california-nominee-caught-in-committee-split/ Five approved but Central District of California nominee caught in committee split], [[Courthouse News Service]] (March 10, 2022).</ref> Her nomination is supported by the [[National Asian Pacific American Bar Association]].<ref name=Venkatraman/>
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On March 10, 2022, her nomination was deadlocked by the committee by an 11–11 vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/EBM%20Results%20-%202022-03-10.pdf|title=Results of Executive Business Meeting – March 10, 2022|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|access-date=June 13, 2023}}</ref> On January 3, 2023, her nomination automatically expired at end of the [[117th United States Congress|117th Congress]], and was returned to the president under [[Standing Rules of the United States Senate, Rule XXXI|Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6]] of the Senate. Buden re-nominated her later the same day.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Nominations Sent to the Senate |date=January 3, 2023 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/01/03/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-91/}}</ref> On February 9, 2023, her nomination was reported out of committee by an 11–10 vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2023-02-09%20-%20EBM%20-%20Results.pdf|title=Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 9, 2023|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|accessdate=February 9, 2023}}</ref> Her nomination is pending before the Senate. If confirmed, Kato would be the third [[Asian Pacific Americans|Asian American Pacific Islander]] and first Asian American woman to serve on the Central District of California.<ref name="WHBio" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 15, 2021 |title=Biden nominates local judges — including UCLA and UC Riverside grads — to federal bench |url=https://www.dailynews.com/2021/12/15/biden-nominates-local-judges-including-ucla-and-uc-riverside-grads-to-federal-bench |access-date=February 16, 2022 |website=Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref>

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On March 10, 2022, her nomination deadlocked in the Judiciary Committee by an 11–11 vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/EBM%20Results%20-%202022-03-10.pdf|title=Results of Executive Business Meeting – March 10, 2022|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|access-date=June 13, 2023}}</ref> On January 3, 2023, her nomination automatically expired at end of the [[117th United States Congress|117th Congress]], and was returned to the president under [[Standing Rules of the United States Senate, Rule XXXI|Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6]] of the Senate. Buden re-nominated her later the same day.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Nominations Sent to the Senate |date=January 3, 2023 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/01/03/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-91/}}</ref> On February 9, 2023, her nomination was reported out of committee by an 11–10 vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2023-02-09%20-%20EBM%20-%20Results.pdf|title=Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 9, 2023|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|accessdate=February 9, 2023}}</ref> Her nomination is pending before the Senate. If confirmed, Kato would be the third [[Asian Pacific Americans|Asian American Pacific Islander]] and first Asian American woman to serve on the Central District of California.<ref name="WHBio" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 15, 2021 |title=Biden nominates local judges — including UCLA and UC Riverside grads — to federal bench |url=https://www.dailynews.com/2021/12/15/biden-nominates-local-judges-including-ucla-and-uc-riverside-grads-to-federal-bench |access-date=February 16, 2022 |website=Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 04:34, 10 July 2023

Kenly Kiya Kato
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 1, 2014
Personal details
Born1972 (age 51–52)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles (BA)
Harvard University (JD)

Kenly Kiya Kato (born 1972)[1] is a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California who is a nominee to serve as a United States district judge of the same court.

Education

Kato is Japanese American.[2] She earned her Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1993 and her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 1996.[3]

Career

Kato served as a law clerk for Judge Robert Mitsuhiro Takasugi of the United States District Court for the Central District of California from 1996 to 1997. From 1997 to 2003, she was a deputy federal public defender in the federal public defender's office in Los Angeles. From 2003 to 2004, Kato was an associate at Liner LLP in Los Angeles. From 2004 to 2014, she was a solo practitioner, representing clients in civil and criminal cases.[3]

Service as U.S. magistrate judge

On July 1, 2014, Kato was sworn in as a United States magistrate judge.[4]

Nomination to district judgeship

On December 15, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Kato to serve as a U.S. district judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California]].[3] President Biden nominated Kato to the seat vacated by Judge Beverly Reid O'Connell, who died on October 8, 2017.[5]

On February 1, 2022, the Senate Judiciary Committee held her confirmation hearing.[6] During it, Senators Chuck Grassley and Ted Cruz questioned her about a 1995 book review, published in Harvard Civil Rights–Civil Liberties Law Review, that Kato had co-written in law school; in a heated dialogue, the two Republicans questioned Kato about a footnote in the book review that said that Asian-American neoconservatives "internalize the dialogue of oppressors, believing in the values of the status quo and condemning the activism of their group."[2][7][8] Cruz also questioned her about her views on affirmative action.[2][7] Republicans also objected to Kato's past experience as a public defender.[9] Her nomination is supported by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association.[7]

On March 10, 2022, her nomination deadlocked in the Judiciary Committee by an 11–11 vote.[10] On January 3, 2023, her nomination automatically expired at end of the 117th Congress, and was returned to the president under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the Senate. Buden re-nominated her later the same day.[11] On February 9, 2023, her nomination was reported out of committee by an 11–10 vote.[12] Her nomination is pending before the Senate. If confirmed, Kato would be the third Asian American Pacific Islander and first Asian American woman to serve on the Central District of California.[3][13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Raymond, Nate (February 1, 2022). "Republicans question Japanese-American judicial pick on book review". Reuters. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "President Biden Names Eleventh Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ "Kenly Kiya Kato Selected As United States Magistrate Judge For Central District Of California" (Press release). United States District Court for the Central District of California. July 1, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  6. ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. January 31, 2022.
  7. ^ a b c Venkatraman, Sakshi (February 2, 2022). "Senate Republicans press Japanese American judge over law school article". NBC News. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  8. ^ Perry S. Chen & Kenly Kiya Kato, Recent Publication: The State of Asian America: Activism and Resistance in the 1990s30 Harv. C.R.-C.L. L. Rev. 279 (1995).
  9. ^ Rose Wagner, Five approved but Central District of California nominee caught in committee split, Courthouse News Service (March 10, 2022).
  10. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – March 10, 2022" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  11. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 3, 2023.
  12. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 9, 2023" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  13. ^ "Biden nominates local judges — including UCLA and UC Riverside grads — to federal bench". Daily News. December 15, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
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