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John Kronstadt
John Kronstadt
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; April 1, 2022
Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
	In office; April 14, 2011 – April 1, 2022
Appointed by	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Florence-Marie Cooper
Succeeded by	Mónica Ramírez Almadani
Judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court
	In office; 2002–2011
Appointed by	Gray Davis
Preceded by	Juelann Cathey
Succeeded by	Roberto Longoria
Personal details
Born	March 5, 1951 (age 73); Washington, D.C., U.S.
Education	Cornell University (BA); Yale University (JD)

John Arnold Kronstadt (born March 5, 1951) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Early life and education

Kronstadt was born in 1951.^[1] He graduated from Cornell University in 1973 with a Bachelor of Arts^[2] At Cornell, he was a member of the Quill and Dagger society. He earned his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 1976.^[2] After completing law school, Kronstadt served as a law clerk for Judge William Percival Gray of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.^[3]^[4]

Judicial service

State judicial service

In October 2002, governor Gray Davis appointed Kronstadt to the Los Angeles County Superior Court.^[5] He replaced Judge Juelann Cathey,^[5] who had retired earlier that year following major heart surgery.^[6]^[4]

While a superior court judge, Kronstadt presided over the case to determine rightful ownership of the Bahia Emerald, an 840-pound gemstone that has previously been valued at $372 million.^[7] During his state judicial service, only one of Kronstadt's decisions was reversed.^[8]

Federal judicial service

On November 17, 2010, President Barack Obama nominated Kronstadt to a judgeship on the United States District Court for the Central District of California^[2] to a seat vacated by Judge Florence-Marie Cooper, who died on January 15, 2010.^[3] On April 12, 2011, the Senate confirmed his nomination by a 96–0 vote.^[9] Kronstadt received his judicial commission two days later. He assumed senior status on April 1, 2022.^[4]

Personal

Kronstadt is married to California 2nd District Court of Appeal Justice Helen Bendix.^[3]

References

^ Senate Judiciary Committee Questionnaire: John Arnold Kronstadt, (November 15, 2010). Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b ^c President Obama Nominates Six to the United States District Court, 11/17/10 Archived 2017-01-18 at the Wayback Machine, whitehouse.gov (November 17, 2010).
^ ^a ^b ^c Ofgang, Kenneth (November 19, 2010). "Obama Nominates Kronstadt to U.S. District Court". Metropolitan News-Enterprise. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c John Kronstadt at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
^ ^a ^b Laird, Lorelei (October 17, 2002). "Davis Appoints Two to Los Angeles Superior Court Bench". Metropolitan News-Enterprise. Archived from the original on December 16, 2011. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
^ MetNews Staff Writer (July 1, 2002). "Judge Juelann Cathey Granted Disability Retirement". Metropolitan News-Enterprise. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
^ Victoria Kim, Trial begins in tussle over giant emerald, Los Angeles Times (September 25, 2010).
^ "Confirmation Hearings on Federal Judicial Appointments" (PDF). U.S. Senate. p. 374. Archived from the original on 2021-08-19. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation John A. Kronstadt, of California, to be United States District Judge)". Retrieved March 8, 2023.

External links

John Kronstadt at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
John Kronstadt at Ballotpedia

Legal offices
Preceded by Florence-Marie Cooper	Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California 2011–2022	Succeeded by Mónica Ramírez Almadani