Hon. Michael W. Fitzgerald

About

Born 1959, Los Angeles, CA. Appointed by Barack Hussein Obama (took office 3/15/2012). Has been assigned 7,191 federal cases (1981 to 2026) in the federal docket archive.

Judicial Service

• Judge, District Court, C.D. California (2012–present)

Education

• Harvard University, A.B. (1981)

Biographical data from the Free Law Project's judge database.

Standing Orders & Practices

• Criminal Trial Order.2019; Order Re Court Trial (Nov 2024); Order Re Jury Trial (July 2023); Order Setting Scheduling Conference.April 2026.pdf; Self-Representation Order.January 2021