John A. Kronstadt

John Arnold Kronstadt (born March 5, 1951) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Early life and education Kronstadt was born in 1951. He graduated from Cornell University in 1973 with a Bachelor of Arts. At Cornell, he was a member of the Quill and Dagger society. He earned his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 1976.

Judicial service State judicial service

In October 2002, governor Gray Davis appointed Kronstadt to the Los Angeles County Superior Court. He replaced Judge Juelann Cathey, During his state judicial service, only one of Kronstadt's decisions was reversed.

Federal judicial service

On November 17, 2010, President Barack Obama nominated Kronstadt to a judgeship on the United States District Court for the Central District of California Kronstadt received his judicial commission two days later. He assumed senior status on April 1, 2022.

Personal Kronstadt is married to California 2nd District Court of Appeal Justice Helen Bendix.