Sandy N. Leal

Sandy N. Leal
Judge of the Orange County Superior Court
Incumbent
Assumed office December 21, 2018
Appointed by	Jerry Brown
Preceded by	Timothy J. Stafford
Personal details
Born	1972 (age 51–52) Longview, Washington, U.S.
Political party	Independent
Education	University of Washington (BA) Boston College (JD)

Sandy Nunes Leal (born 1972) is an American lawyer and judge. She is a California judge who is a former nominee to be a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Early life and education

She was born in 1972 in Longview, Washington. Leal earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Washington and her Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School.

Legal career

In 1997 she was a summer intern for Massachusetts District Magistrate Judge Marianne B. Bowler. In 1998 she was a summer law clerk in the Office of the Attorney General of Washington. Before joining the United States Attorney's Office, Leal was an Assistant District Counsel in the Department of Justice Immigration and Naturalization Service, where she was in the Attorney General's Honors Program. She was a Deputy Chief in the United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California, where she served as an Assistant United States Attorney from 2004 to 2018.

State court service

Since 2018, she has been a Judge on the Orange County Superior Court to mixed reviews.

Expired nomination to district court

On August 28, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Leal to serve as a United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Central District of California. On October 17, 2019, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Leal to the seat vacated by Judge Christina A. Snyder, who assumed senior status on November 23, 2016. On January 3, 2020, her nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. On February 13, 2020, her renomination was sent to the Senate. On January 3, 2021, her nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.

External links

• Sandy Nunes Leal at Ballotpedia
• United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Legal offices
Preceded by Timothy J. Stafford	Judge of the Orange County Superior Court 2018–present	Incumbent

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