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# Robert N. Block

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

## Profile

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Litigation partner with Mitchell, Silberberg and Knupp from 1984 until his appointment to the district court in 1995

### Education

- University of California School of Law, Los Angeles in — J.D. (1978)
- B.A. — University of California at Los Angeles in 1972

### Additional information

- Magistrate, District Court, S.D. California, 1995-present
- Appointed to this position on February 17, 1995, and retired as a magistrate judge on July 27, 2015.

## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9100/robert-n-block/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9100/robert-n-block/)
- [U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9100/robert-n-block/)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9100/robert-n-block/)
- [Robert Block (federal magistrate judge)](https://ballotpedia.org/Robert_Block_(federal_magistrate_judge))

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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.