Maria A. Audero
How Judge Audero rules, drawn from 7 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Audero no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Audero
Maria A. Audero served as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Central District of California from June 2018 to 2026. Previously, she was a partner at Paul Hastings and served as a judge pro tempore of the Los Angeles County Superior Court. She earned degrees from UCLA and Southwestern University School of Law.
How Judge Audero decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In one benefits appeal, legal error warranted reversal but unresolved factual issues led the court to remand for additional administrative proceedings rather than award benefits directly.
“essential factual issues remain outstanding.”
In a consent immigration-detention case, an uncontested record supported release where the petitioner had a substantial liberty interest, no hearing preceded renewed detention, and the government identified no countervailing interest.
“No countervailing government interest has been identified”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the above-captioned action is remanded to the Commissioner of Social Security for further proceedings consistent with the Stipulation of Remand.”
“Security is affirmed and this matter is dismissed with prejudice.”
“The above captioned matter is dismissed with prejudice”
“The above captioned matter is dismissed with prejudice, each party to bear its own fees, costs, and expenses.”
“MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER REVERSING DECISION OF THE COMMISSIONER AND REMANDING FOR FURTHER ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS”
“the Court GRANTS the Petition.”
“ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER”
“ORDER AWARDING EAJA FEES by Magistrate Judge Maria A. Audero.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The sampled benefits and state-habeas cases lasted substantially longer than the four current immigration-detention matters, which reached judgment within 14 to 28 days. The 402.5-day median among terminated cases reflects the intentionally time-stratified mix, not a caseload-wide benchmark; one general civil matter remained pending.
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 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 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 Audero 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.