Hernán Diego Vera (born 1970) is an American judge from California who is serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. He previously served as a judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court from 2020 to 2023.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- Hispanic
Prior employment
- Edelman Children's Court, Superior Court of California, County of Los AngelesJudge · 2020–2023
- Private practice, Los Angeles, California1994–1995, 1997–2002, 2015–2020
- Los Angeles, CaliforniaPublic Counsel · 2002–2014
- ↳directing attorney, Consumer Law Project · 2002–2008
- ↳president and CEO · 2008–2014
- Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Los Angeles, CaliforniaStaff attorney · 1996–1997
Law clerk , Hon. Consuelo B. Marshall · 1995–1996
Appointments
- 2023–present · Appointed by Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
Education
- University of California, Los Angeles, School of LawJ.D. · 1994
- Stanford UniversityB.A. · 1991