Carlos R. Moreno
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| United States Ambassador to Belize | |
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In office June 24, 2014 – January 20, 2017 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Vinai Thummalapally |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court | |
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In office October 18, 2001 – February 28, 2011 |
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| Appointed by | Gray Davis |
| Preceded by | Stanley Mosk |
| Succeeded by | Goodwin Liu |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California | |
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In office February 4, 1998 – October 18, 2001 |
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| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Robert Takasugi |
| Succeeded by | Cormac Carney |
| Personal details | |
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November 4, 1948 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Christine Moreno |
| Alma mater |
Yale University Stanford University |
Carlos Roberto Moreno (born November 4, 1948) is a Mexican-American jurist who is the former United States Ambassador to Belize. Following his retirement from the Supreme Court of California in 2011, Moreno was counsel with the California-based law firm Irell & Manella. Moreno was considered to be a leading candidate to replace retiring Justice David Souter on the U.S. Supreme Court.
When he was sworn in as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California in 2001, Justice Carlos Moreno chose to relinquish his lifetime seat on the U.S. District Court where he had presided over a broad range of complex civil and criminal matters since his appointment in 1998 by President Bill Clinton.
As an Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court, Justice Moreno reviewed on appeal a wide range of civil and criminal cases, which have substantial state and federal constitutional implications. With his appointment to the Supreme Court of California, he became only the third judge of Hispanic heritage to serve in the Court's nearly 150-year history, and the first in more than a decade.
Justice Moreno's service in the judiciary began with his appointment in 1986 to the Municipal Court, Compton Judicial District, by Governor George Deukmejian. In that capacity, he adjudicated criminal matters, with an emphasis on serious felony offenses, and supervised the court's civil department until 1993, when Governor Pete Wilson elevated him to the Los Angeles County Superior Court, where he presided over felony trials.
Moreno is the son of a Mexican immigrant mother who arrived in the country with few skills and no resources after the death of his father. He grew up in a home where Spanish was the first language and where no family member had an education beyond high school. In a recent speech at the UC Davis School of Law (King Hall), he told students, "I never in my wildest dreams thought that I could become one of seven judges on the highest court in the state. I want to emphasize to you the idea that no matter what your dreams may be, you can follow them."
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