Biden Nominates Judge From Pasadena to Serve as Federal Judge in Central District

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge from Pasadena was nominated by President Joe Biden Wednesday to serve as a federal judge for the Central District of California.

The White House described Hsu and the President’s other nominations as “extraordinar­­­ily qualified, experienced, and devoted to the rule of law and our Constitution.”

“These choices also continue to fulfill the President’s promise to ensure that the nation’s courts reflect the diversity that is one of our greatest assets as a country—both in terms of personal and professional backgroun­­­ds,” the statement read.

Wesley Hsu has served as a judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court since 2017. He served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California from 2000 to 2017, including as Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney from 2015 to 2017 and Chief of the Cyber and Intellectual Property Crimes Section from 2008 to 2015.

Judge Hsu was an associate at Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher LLP from 1997 to 2000.

Before that he served as a law clerk for Judge Mariana R. Pfaelzer on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California from 1996 to 1997. Judge Hsu received his J.D. from Yale Law School in 1996 and his B.A. from Yale University in 1993.

The Central District of California is the most populous federal judicial district in the nation, covering Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.