Monthly Archives: November 2023

Magistrate Judge Kiya Kato Elevated to United States District Judge

Posted on November 7, 2023

Former Deputy Federal Public Defender, and current Magistrate Judge Kiya Kato, will serve as a federal district judge for the Central District of California effective November 7, 2023. From the United States District Court website: On November 7, 2023, the United States Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s nomination of Magistrate Judge Kenly Kiya Kato to serve as a federal district judge for the United States District Court for the Central District of California.  Judge Kato will preside over matters in Riverside in the Court’s Eastern […]..