The Hon. Michael R. Wilner was appointed as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Central District of California in 2011.
Judge Wilner previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and a Deputy Chief in the Major Frauds Section of the United States Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles. As a federal prosecutor, Judge Wilner specialized in corporate and white collar criminal cases in the district court and the Ninth Circuit.
Earlier in his career, Judge Wilner served as a civil enforcement attorney and Senior Counsel with the Securities and Exchange Commission in Los Angeles. Before entering federal service, he was a litigator at the Proskauer Rose law firm.
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Judge Wilner received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College, and his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Judge Wilner is actively involved in the Court’s CASA criminal diversion program and the district’s Magistrate Judge civil consent programs. He previously participated in the Court’s Patent Program
Judge Wilner currently serves on the Board of Directors of several local bar groups, including the Los Angeles chapter of the Federal Bar Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association Litigation Section, and the Michel IP Inns of Court. Law360 recently named Judge Wilner to its California Editorial Advisory Board.