Kenly Kiya Kato | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California | |
Assumed office November 17, 2023 | |
Appointed by | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Beverly Reid O'Connell |
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California | |
In office July 1, 2014 – November 17, 2023 | |
Succeeded by | David T. Bristow |
Personal details | |
Born | 1972 (age 51–52) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Education | University of California, Los Angeles (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Kenly Kiya Kato (born 1972)[1] is an American judge who has served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California since 2023. She previously served as a United States magistrate judge of the same court from 2014 to 2023.