Philip S. Gutierrez

Philip Steven Gutierrez (born October 13, 1959)[1] is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Philip Steven Gutierrez
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
Incumbent
Assumed office June 26, 2020
Preceded by	Cormac J. Carney
Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
Incumbent
Assumed office February 16, 2007
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Terry J. Hatter Jr.
Judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court
In office 1997–2007
Personal details
Born	Philip Steven Gutierrez (1959-10-13) October 13, 1959 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education	University of Notre Dame (B.A.) UCLA School of Law (J.D.)

Early life and education

Born in Los Angeles, California, Gutierrez received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1981 and a Juris Doctor from UCLA School of Law in 1984. Gutierrez was in private practice in California from 1986 to 1997. He is of Mexican American descent.[2]

Judicial service

Gutierrez was a judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court, California from 1997 to 2007. He is currently a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Gutierrez was nominated by President George W. Bush on January 9, 2007, to a seat vacated by Terry J. Hatter Jr. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 30, 2007, and received his commission on February 16, 2007. He became Chief Judge on June 26, 2020[3], after Cormac J. Carney ended his short tenure as Chief Judge following controversy.

Notable case

Gutierrez heard the trial of Xbox modding defendant Matthew Crippen, a DMCA related case. Gutierrez was noted as providing a scathing rebuke of the prosecution in the early phases of the trial.[4]

References

1. Congress, U. S. (3 April 2017). "Congressional Record, V. 153, PT. 2, January 18, 2007 to February 1, 2007". Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
2. https://law.ucdavis.edu/career-services/job-resources/opportunities/mexican-american-bar-assoc-federal-judicial-externship-program.html
3. "Judge Philip S. Gutierrez Succeeds Judge Cormac J. Carney as Chief Judge of the Central District of California" (Press release). United States District Court for the Central District of California. June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
4. Kravets, David. "Xbox-Modding Judge Berates Prosecution, Puts Trial on Hold".

External links

• Philip S. Gutierrez at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Terry J. Hatter Jr.	Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California 2007–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Cormac J. Carney	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California 2020–present