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Victor Bianchini (born 1938) is a United States magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Central District of California who is a nominee to be a United States District Judge of the same court.

Early Life and Education
Born in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California in 1938, Bianchini is the son of an officer of the United States Navy. Bianchini received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from San Diego State University in 1960, where he excelled in student government and was named to Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities. He received a Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1963. He is a first generation American. His mother was born in Tiberias Subdistrict, Mandatory Palestine. His father was born in Naples, Italy. He is a dual citizen, both of the United States and Portugal.

After graduating from law school, Judge Bianchini served as the confidential law clerk to Chief U.S. District Court Judge James Marshall Carter of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California from 1963 to 1964. Judge Carter was the supervising judge at the time and was later elevated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Legal career
Bianchini was appointed a U.S. Commissioner from 1968 to 1969. He was appointed a Federal Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of California in 1974 to 1982. He was appointed to the Municipal Court Bench in 1982 and elevated to Superior Court in 1998. He retired from the Superior Court in San Diego in 2002 and became a full-time neutral mediation judge in 2002. That same year, Bianchini was recalled part-time to the United States District Court for the Western District of New York as a settlement judge for civil litigation and prisoner civil rights matters until 2007, and in 2006, he was appointed full-time to both the Western and Northern District Courts of New York. His term expired on 2014. He recruited part-time by the Los Angeles District Court and continues to do private mediation practice (2002-2007, 2012–present).

He was a member of the National Judicial College Faculty Council, President of the San Diego County Law Library Board of Trustees, and President of the San Diego County Law Library Justice Foundation. He served as a Director on the San Diego County Bar Association Board of Directors from 1978-1980 as Director, Treasurer, and Vice President, and presently serves on the Board 2019–present as a Director.

Legal Profession Awards
Bianchini was honored as "Judge of the Year" by the San Diego Trial Lawyers, received the Foothills Bar Association Legal Professional of the Year award, received Family Law Judge of the Year Honors from the El Cajon Superior Court,. He has been named a “Legend of the Bar” by the San Diego County Bar Association’s “oral history project, was recognized as a Distinguished Alumni of San Diego State University in 2018,, and was awarded the prestigious Bernard E. Witkin Award*, by the San Diego County Law Library in 2019 for “Excellence in Adjudication of the Law.

Notable Legal Cases
Brinson v. Walker 547 F.3d 387 (2008); 407 F. Supp. 2d 456 (W.D.N.Y. 2006) Habeas granted on basis of improper rulings on race;

In D’Alessandro v. Mukasey, 628 F.Supp.2d 368 (W.D.N.Y. 2009); Court granted Habeas relief to a petitioner in poor physical health being detained and ordered ICE to immediately release him.

Robles v. Dennison 745 F. Supp. 2d 244 (W.D.N.Y.); Denial of Habeas relief based on New York liberty interest considerations.

Community Service
Bianchini was a member of the National Judicial College Faculty Council, President of the San Diego County Law Library Board of Trustees, and President of the San Diego County Law Library Justice Foundation. He served as a Director on the San Diego County Bar Association Board of Directors from 1978-1980 as Director, Treasurer, and Vice President, and presently serves on the Board 2019–present as a Director.

He holds many volunteer positions, including Chairman of the Flying Leatherneck Historical Foundation, Director, San Diego County Bar Association, President, Kiwanis Foundation, San Diego, serves as a Director on Board of Kraemer Endowment Foundation, serving the St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center serving adults with developmental disabilities, San Diego County Law Library Foundation, Director Emeritus and Past President, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Historical Foundation, Executive Board, Association of Business Trial Lawyers (ABTL) and Chair of the Trial Attorney Pprogram, the Veterans Advisory Councils of San Diego State University and the University of San Diego School of Law, advisor to the National Huntington’s Disease Youth Organization (HDYO), the Jerusalem Foundation, supporting the Jerusalem Zoo, in Israel, and a Director on the Marine Corps Reserve Association governing Board.

Bianchini is a life member of the Disabled American Veterans.

Teaching
Bianchini has held numerous professorships. He served as an Associate Professor at San Diego State University from 1969-1973 as a business law professor, the foreign student advisor (now named International Student Advisor) and the legal advisor to the Associated Student Body. He later became an adjunct administrator, chair of the Criminal Justice and Business Law departments of National University, and the founding Dean of the University’s Law School from (June 1979 – 1982), and Professor of Business Law (1978-1998). He taught law at two local law schools, specializing in the field of evidence. He also taught evidence law at the National Judicial College and served on its Faculty Council. At the Judicial College, he earned a Certificate in Judicial Development, with Emphasis on Alternative Dispute Resolution. In addition, he held positions on the faculty of the California Continuing Judicial Studies Program (CJER) (1987-1998),

Immediately prior to his retirement from the Superior Court in 2002, Bianchini served, during a leave of absence, as a Senior Fulbright Scholar to the Sub-Saharan African country of Eritrea, with duties as a consultant to the Minister of Justice, where he wrote the judiciary’s Code of Conduct, crafted a 2,000-page judicial education syllabus, for its National Judiciary, and taught South African Law to a select group of Eritrean judges.

Personal life
Bianchini has three daughters, one in federal law enforcement and a Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force Reserve; the second an associate with an international law firm specializing in employment law and the third is a producer in the film and television industry.

Bianchini has an extensive history with aviation following his service with the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. He is a former owner of a Beechcraft Bonanza, and holds commercial, multi-engine, instrument, and helicopter licenses, and a captain’s rating in the Cessna Citation C-500.

Fencing
Bianchini began the sport of sabre fencing at the age of 72 in 2010, and became a National Champion (2012), a two-time North American Champion (2018-2019), a 2-time World Sabre Fencing Team Champion and Gold Medalist in Veterans Fencing in Varna, Bulgaria in 2013, and Debrecen, Hungary in 2014, a Veteran World Sabre Team Silver medalist In Stralsund, Germany in 2016, and a Veteran World Team Bronze medalist in Maribor, Slovenia. He has qualified for and attended 8 Veteran’s World championships. In 2011, he placed 6th in individual competition at the Veterans World Championships in individual competition, Porec, Croatia. He is currently ranked 1st in the Nation in Veterans 80’s age group, and 4th in the Nation in the 70’s Division, both in Sabre. He is ranked 4th in the nation in 80’s Epee. He serves on the Legal Resources Committee and the Veterans Committee of USA Fencing.

Military Service
Bianchini entered the commissioned service of U.S. Marine Corps in September 1960, and served as a tank platoon commander with the 4th Tank Battalion from 1960 to 1961. He then served as a force reconnaissance platoon commander with the 4th Force Reconnaissance Company from 1961 to 1964 when he entered active duty in 1964 and served until 1967. His active duty tours included Special Staff Officer to the Commanding General, OIC of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing’s Photo Labs, Civil Affairs Officer, Combat Correspondent, and Combat Air Crewman, Republic of Vietnam; Trial and Defense Counsel for Courts-Martial, Iwakuni, Japan, Cherry Point, NC, and MCRD, San Diego.

Upon returning to reserve status, he rejoined the 4th Force Reconnaissance Company and served as the Operations Officer, the Executive Officer and Commanding Officer and was the unit’s jumpmaster. He then served as the Commanding Officer, Mobilization Training Unit (MTU Law) 12-1, San Diego, and the Officer in Charge and Senior Military Judge of the Reserve Military Judges Unit, Sierra Circuit, Camp Pendleton; served as a Special Staff Officer, MCRSC, Overland Park, Kansas; served as the Deputy Inspector General, U.S. European Command, Vaihingen, Germany, was recalled to active duty during Desert Shield/Desert Storm as an investigating Inspector General at Headquarters, Marine Corps, and retired from that recall and from the U.S. European Command as a Colonel (O-6) in July 1991.

Military Awards
Bianchini received the following military awards and decorations:
 * Marine Corps Rifle Expert Badge
 * Marine Corps Pistol Expert Badge