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Daniel Calabretta
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Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
Tenure

2023 - Present

Years in position

2

Predecessor
Prior offices
Superior Court of Sacramento County

Education

Bachelor's

Princeton University

Law

University of Chicago Law School

Daniel Calabretta is a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. He was nominated to the court by President Joe Biden (D) on August 1, 2022, and confirmed by the United States Senate on February 16, 2023, by a vote of 51 - 45.[1][2][3][4][5] Calabretta was one of 235 Article III judges nominated by President Joe Biden (D) and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. To see a full list of judges appointed by Joe Biden, click here.

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California is one of 94 U.S. District Courts. They are the general trial courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the court, click here.

Prior to his nomination, Calabretta was a judge of the Superior Court of Sacramento County in California. Calabretta assumed office in 2018.

Judicial nominations, appointments, and elections

United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (2023-present)

See also: Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden

On August 1, 2022, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Calabretta to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.[2] Calabretta's nomination was returned to the president at the sine die adjournment of the U.S. Senate on January 3, 2023.[6] The president renominated Calabretta on the same day. He was confirmed by a 51 - 45 vote of the U.S. Senate on February 16, 2023. Calabretta received commission on February 21, 2023.[4] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.

Nomination Tracker
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Nominee Information
Name: Daniel Calabretta
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
Progress
Confirmed 199 days after nomination.
ApprovedANominated: August 1, 2022
ApprovedAABA Rating: Well Qualified
Questionnaire: Questionnaire
ApprovedAHearing: October 12, 2022
Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript
QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
ApprovedAReported: December 1, 2022 (initial nomination) 
ApprovedAConfirmed: February 16, 2023
ApprovedAVote: 51 - 45


Confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Calabretta on February 16, 2023, on a vote of 51 - 45.[4] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.

Calabretta confirmation vote (February 16, 2023)
Party Yea Nay No vote
Electiondot.png Democratic 45 0 3
Ends.png Republican 3 45 1
Grey.png Independent 3 0 0
Total 51 45 4

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Calabretta's nomination on October 12, 2022. Calabretta was reported to the full Senate on December 1, 2022, after a 12-10 committee vote.[7]

Calabretta's nomination was returned to the president at the sine die adjournment of the U.S. Senate on January 3, 2023.[8] The president renominated Calabretta on the same day.[4] In a committee hearing on February 2, 2023, Calabretta was reported to the full Senate, after a 11-9 committee vote.[5]

Nomination

On July 29, 2022, President Joe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate Calabretta to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. The president officially nominated him on August 1, 2022.[3][2]

Calabretta's nomination was returned to the president at the sine die adjournment of the U.S. Senate on January 3, 2023.[9] The president renominated Calabretta on the same day.[4]

Calabretta was nominated to replace Judge John Mendez, who assumed senior status on April 17, 2022.[2]

Superior Court of Sacramento County

See also: Municipal elections in Sacramento County, California (2020)

Incumbent Daniel Calabretta was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

Biography

Education

Calabretta obtained a B.A. from Princeton University and a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.[10]

Career

About the court

Eastern District of California
Ninth Circuit
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Judgeships
Posts: 6
Judges: 6
Vacancies: 0
Judges
Chief: Troy L. Nunley
Active judges: Daniel Calabretta, Dena Coggins, Dale A. Drozd, Troy L. Nunley, Kirk Sherriff, Jennifer L. Thurston

Senior judges:
Garland Burrell, Morrison England, Anthony Ishii, John Mendez, Kimberly Mueller, Lawrence O'Neill, William Shubb


The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California is one of 94 United States district courts. The district operates at courthouses in Sacramento, Fresno, Redding, Bakersfield, and Yosemite When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, based in downtown San Francisco, California, at the James R. Browning Federal Courthouse.

The Eastern District of California has original jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.

The geographic jurisdiction of the Eastern District of California consists of all the following counties in the eastern part of the state of California.

There are five court divisions, with the two main court divisions covering the following counties:

The Fresno Division, covering Calaveras, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus, Tulare and Tuolumne counties

The Sacramento Division, covering Alpine, Amador, Butte, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo and Yuba counties

The Eastern Division hears cases from Riverside and San Bernardino counties at its Riverside courthouse.

The Bakersfield office has jurisdiction over certain cases in Inyo and Kern counties and on federal lands and National Parks. These cases are heard in courthouses in Bakersfield, at Edwards Air Force Base, and in Independence, California.

The Redding/Susanville office hears misdemeanors and petty crimes for federal lands and National Parks in four locations: Alturas, Chester, Herlong and Redding.

The South Lake Tahoe office hears misdemeanors and petty crimes for federal lands and National Parks.

The Yosemite office hears misdemeanors and petty crimes for Yosemite National Park.

To read opinions published by this court, click here.

The federal nomination process

Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:

  • The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
  • The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
  • The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.
  • As part of this process, the committee sends a blue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.
  • After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.
  • If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
  • If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.
  • The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.
  • If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
  • If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Federal Judicial Center, "Calabretta, Daniel Joe Powell," accessed February 16, 2023
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Congress.gov, "PN2441 — Daniel J. Calabretta — The Judiciary," accessed August 2, 2022
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The White House, "President Biden Names Twenty-Fourth Round of Judicial Nominees," July 29, 2022
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Congress.gov, "PN73 — Daniel J. Calabretta — The Judiciary," accessed January 6, 2023
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Committee on the Judiciary, "Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 2, 2023," accessed February 3, 2023
  6. ↑ Under Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, pending nominations are returned to the president if the Senate adjourns sine die or recesses for more than 30 days.
  7. ↑ Senate Judiciary Committee, "Results of Executive Business Meeting – December 1, 2022," December 1, 2022
  8. ↑ Under Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, pending nominations are returned to the president if the Senate adjourns sine die or recesses for more than 30 days.
  9. ↑ Under Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, pending nominations are returned to the president if the Senate adjourns sine die or recesses for more than 30 days.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named appt

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John Mendez 		United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
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Preceded by
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