Rebecca S. Kanter
Judge of the San Diego County Superior Court
Assumed office
January 2, 2023 [1]
Preceded byJinsook Ohta[2]
Personal details
Born
Rebecca S. Kanter

1977 or 1978 (age 45–46)
EducationUniversity of California, Irvine (BA)
University of California, Los Angeles (JD)

Rebecca S. Kanter (born 1977/1978) [3] is a former assistant U.S. attorney and deputy chief who is a nominee to serve as a United States district judge the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.[4]

Education

Kanter received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Irvine in 2000 and her Juris Doctor from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law in 2003.

Career

From 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 LLP. 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 been a judge on the San Diego County Superior Court. Kanter is on the board of Lawyers Club of San Diego, which is dedicated to advancing women in law and society.[5] She has also been an adjunct professor at University of San Diego School of Law.[6]

Nomination to district court

On 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.

Electoral history

2022 Judge of the San Diego County Superior Court No. 35 election[7][8]
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

  1. ↑ "Rebecca Kanter". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  2. ↑ Riggins, Alex (November 16, 2022). "Kanter, Murray win elections to San Diego Superior Court bench". San Diego Union Tribune.
  3. ↑ "7 attorneys vying for 3 San Diego Superior Court judge positions". San Diego Union Tribune. January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  4. ↑ "President Biden Names Forty-Fourth Round of Judicial Nominees". whitehouse.gov. January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Democrats make their case at candidate forum". The Alpine Sun. September 23, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  6. ↑ https://www.sandiego.edu/news/detail.php?_focus=85074
  7. ↑ "June 7, 2022 Direct Primary Election - County of San Diego Official Results" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "November 8, 2022 Statewide General Election - County of San Diego Official Results" (PDF).



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