Rebecca S. Kanter | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the San Diego County Superior Court | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Jinsook Ohta[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rebecca Suzanne Kanter 1977 or 1978 (age 46–47) Los Angeles, California[2] |
| Education | University of California, Irvine (BA) University of California, Los Angeles (JD) |
Rebecca Suzanne Kanter (born 1977 or 1978)[3] is an American lawyer who has served as a judge of the San Diego County Superior Court since 2023. She is a nominee to serve as a United States district judge the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.[4]
Education
editKanter received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Irvine in 2000 and her Juris Doctor from the UCLA School of Law in 2003.
Career
editFrom 2003 to 2004, she served as a law clerk for Judge Harry Lindley Hupp of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. From 2004 to 2006, Kanter was an associate in the Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles offices of O'Melveny & Myers. From 2006 to 2022, Kanter was an Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California, where she served as Deputy Chief in the Major Crimes Section from 2018 to 2019. Since 2023, Kanter has served as a judge on the San Diego County Superior Court. Kanter is on the board of the Lawyers Club of San Diego.[5] She has also been an adjunct professor at University of San Diego School of Law.[6]
Nomination to district court
editOn January 10, 2024, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Kanter to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. On February 1, 2024, President Biden nominated Kanter to a seat vacated by Judge William Q. Hayes, who assumed senior status on August 1, 2021.[7] Her nomination is pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[8]
Electoral history
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Nonpartisan | Mike Murphy | 236,300 | 40.3 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rebecca Kanter | 221,267 | 37.7 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael J. Flemming | 128,769 | 22.0 | |
| Total votes | 586,336 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Nonpartisan | Rebecca Kanter | 459,024 | 54.2 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mike Murphy | 387,965 | 45.8 | |
| Total votes | 846,989 | 100.0 | ||
References
edit- ^ Riggins, Alex (November 16, 2022). "Kanter, Murray win elections to San Diego Superior Court bench". San Diego Union Tribune.
- ^ https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/story/2022-09-06/nov-2022-election-q-a-with-rebecca-kanter-candidate-for-san-diego-county-superior-court-judge
- ^ "7 attorneys vying for 3 San Diego Superior Court judge positions". San Diego Union Tribune. January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ "President Biden Names Forty-Fourth Round of Judicial Nominees". whitehouse.gov. January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ "Democrats make their case at candidate forum". The Alpine Sun. September 23, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ "2022 Election: Q&A With Rebecca Kanter, Candidate for Superior Court Judge, Office 35 - University of San Diego". www.sandiego.edu.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. February 3, 2024.
- ^ "PN1407 — Rebecca Suzanne Kanter — The Judiciary". United States Congress. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ "June 7, 2022 Direct Primary Election - County of San Diego Official Results" (PDF).
- ^ "November 8, 2022 Statewide General Election - County of San Diego Official Results" (PDF).
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