Federal judiciary
Cathy Ann Bencivengo
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- Barack ObamaDemocratic
- Seat
- CASD1703
- Nominated
- May 11, 2011
- Committee hearing
- Sept. 7, 2011
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Oct. 6, 2011
- Senate vote
- 90–6Roll Call
- Confirmed
- Feb. 9, 2012
- Commissioned
- Feb. 10, 2012
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Aug. 27, 2025panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Hunt
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June 21, 2024panel identified Sat on the panel in Hahnenkamm, LLC v. United States
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June 20, 2024opinion issued Authored the opinion in Perlick v. DVA
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May 20, 2024
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April 15, 2024opinion issued Authored the opinion in Leming v. Hhs
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March 4, 2024panel identified Sat on the panel in Lewis v. Bop
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Oct. 21, 2019panel identified Sat on the panel in Faisal Nabin Kashem v. William Barr
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States v. Hunt | 23-2342 | Decided | Aug. 27, 2025 | |
| Hahnenkamm, LLC v. United States | 22-2018 | Decided | June 21, 2024 | |
| Perlick v. DVA | 23-1091 | Decided | June 20, 2024 | Authored |
| Dragon Intellectual Property LLC v. Dish Network L.L.C. | 22-1621 | Decided | May 20, 2024 | Authored |
| Leming v. Hhs | 23-1032 | Decided | April 15, 2024 | Authored |
| Lewis v. Bop | 23-2015 | Decided | March 4, 2024 | |
| Faisal Nabin Kashem v. William Barr | 17-35634 | Decided | Oct. 21, 2019 |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Perlick v. DVA | Federal Circuit | June 20, 2024 |
| Opinion | Dragon Intellectual Property LLC v. Dish Network L.L.C. | Federal Circuit | May 20, 2024 |
| Opinion | Leming v. Hhs | Federal Circuit | April 15, 2024 |