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# Gail J. Standish

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California · U.S. Magistrate Judge

## Profile

- Court: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- State: California
- Role: U.S. Magistrate Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Biography

### Professional career


### Education

- UCLA School of Law, Order of the Coif, in — J.D. (1993)

### Additional information

- Appointed to the court on April 12, 2015, and her current term expired on April 11, 2023.
- Magistrate, District Court, C.D. California, 2015-present
- Judge Gail J. Standish | Central District of California | United States District Court Judge Standish graduated from UCLA Law School, where she served as an Articles Editor of the UCLA Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif upon graduation.

## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9067/gail-j-standish/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9067/gail-j-standish/)
- [U.S. District Court for the Central District of California current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9067/gail-j-standish/)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9067/gail-j-standish/)
- [Judge Gail J. Standish | Central District of California | United States District Court](https://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/judges-requirements/court-programs/judge-gail-j-standish)
- [Gail Standish](https://ballotpedia.org/Gail_Standish)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-651872d6e45e0d82319ecccc) — Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.
- [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.