Helena Barch-Kuchta

Helena Barch-Kuchta

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Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Eastern District of California

Tenure

2020 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

4

Elections and appointments

Appointed

November 1, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Pennsylvania State University, 1983

Law

Duquesne University School of Law, 1990

Helena Barch-Kuchta is a magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Barch-Kuchta assumed office on November 1, 2020.

Education

Helena Barch-Kuchta earned a bachelor's degree from Pennsylvania State University in 1983. She earned a J.D. from the Duquesne University School of Law in 1990.

Professional career

• 2003-2013, 2018-2020: Staff attorney, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
• 2013-2017: Attorney, United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, London, United Kingdom
• 1990-1997: Senior associate, K&L Gates, LLP, Washington, D.C. & Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Judicial career

Eastern District of California

Helena Barch-Kuchta joined the Eastern District of California as a federal magistrate judge on November 1, 2020.

See also

• United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
• United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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California courts

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Federal courts:

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California

State courts:

California Supreme Court • California Courts of Appeal • California Superior Courts

State resources:

Courts in California • California judicial elections • Judicial selection in California