Cathy Ann Palumbo Bencivengo (born August 24, 1958) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

Contents

• 1 Early life and education
• 2 Professional career
• 3 Federal judicial service
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Early life and education

Bencivengo was born Cathy Ann Palumbo in Teaneck, New Jersey. Bencivengo earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1980 from Rutgers University and a Master of Arts degree in 1981 from Rutgers. She then earned a Juris Doctor in 1988 from University of Michigan Law School.

Professional career

In 1988, Bencivengo joined a predecessor to the law firm DLA Piper as an *ociate and became a partner in 1996. She remained with DLA Piper until 2005, when the judges on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California selected Bencivengo to be a United States magistrate judge.

Federal judicial service

On May 11, 2011, President Barack Obama nominated Bencivengo to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, to replace Judge Jeffrey T. Miller, who took senior status in June 2010. She was confirmed by the Senate on February 9, 2012, by a vote of 90 ayes to 6 nays. She received her commission on February 10, 2012.

References

External links

• Cathy Ann Bencivengo at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• Cathy Bencivengo at Ballotpedia