Administrative/Regulatory
Jun. 10, 2026
Women now hold every chief judicial seat in the 9th Circuit and C.D. Cal
See more on Women now hold every chief judicial seat in the 9th Circuit and C.D. CalFor the first time in history, every chief judicial officer in the 9th Circuit and the Central District of California is a woman--marking a milestone led by Chief Judge Mary H. Murguia, Chief Judge Dolly M. Gee, Chief Magistrate Judge Karen L. Stevenson and Chief Bankruptcy Judge Julia W. Brand.
Koren Bell
Partner
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Phone: (310) 855-3016
Email: kbell@willkie.com
Yale Law School; New Haven CT
For the first time in the history of the 9th Circuit and the Central District of California, every chief judicial officer is a woman. Chief Circuit Judge Mary H. Murguia presides over the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, the first Latina to serve as chief judge of any federal appellate court and only the second woman to hold the position in the 9th Circuit's history. Chief District Judge Dolly M. Gee leads the Central District, the first Chinese American woman confirmed as an ...
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