Alicia G. Rosenberg
How Judge Rosenberg rules, drawn from 7 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Rosenberg no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Rosenberg
Alicia G. Rosenberg served as a United States magistrate judge for the Central District of California from March 2007 until 2026. Before joining the court, she practiced civil litigation in Los Angeles and taught antitrust law at Loyola Law School. She earned degrees from Wellesley College and UCLA School of Law.
How Judge Rosenberg decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
A vocational hypothetical had to include the claimant's supported limitation in responding to ordinary work pressure before it could sustain a step-five finding.
“the matter is remanded at Step Five so the ALJ may add the limitation”
When the record established disability and further proceedings would not serve a useful purpose, the court reversed for payment of benefits rather than another administrative hearing.
“remands the matter for an award of benefits”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the matter is remanded for further proceedings at Step Five”
“the matter is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this Opinion.”
“the decision of the Commissioner is reversed and remanded for further proceedings consistent with this Opinion.”
“the decision of the Commissioner is reversed and the matter remanded”
“this matter is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this Opinion.”
“remands the matter for an award of benefits”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
All fifteen sampled cases were consent Social Security appeals and had terminated. Their median duration was 367 days, with a range of 140 to 534 days. The two early-period cohorts do not represent Rosenberg's entire docket.
Pending matters in the official report
Reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts under the Civil Justice Reform Act, as of March 31, 2026.
| Motions pending more than six months | 1 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 1 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 2025 | 3 | 1 |
| Mar 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| Mar 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| Sep 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 2020 | 4 | 0 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
A historical record
Judge Rosenberg no longer sits on this court. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.