Draft:Anne Hwang

Anne Hwang (born 1975) is an American lawyer who has served as a judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court since 2019. She is a nominee to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Education
Hwang received a Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University in 1997 and a Juris Doctor from the USC Gould School of Law in 2002.

Career
Hwang started her legal career, working as a litigation associate at Irell & Manella LLP from 2002 to 2006. From 2006 to 2018, she served as a deputy federal public defender in the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Central District of California. On December 7, 2018, Governor Jerry Brown appointed Hwang to serve as a judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court.

Nomination to district court
On April 28, 2024, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Hwang to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. On April 30, 2024, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Hwang to the seat vacated by Judge George H. Wu, who assumed senior status on November 3, 2023. On May 22, 2024, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On July 11, 2024, her nomination was favorably reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by an 11–10 vote. Her nomination is pending before the United States Senate.