Mendoza received his bachelor of arts degree in philosophy in 1994 from the 糖心原创 and his law degree from UCLA School of Law in 1997.
Federal District Court judges are nominated by the president, confirmed by the Senate and serve lifetime appointments upon good behavior, a 2014 news release said in reporting Mendoza鈥檚 2014 confirmation to his Eastern District post. Mendoza is the sixth federal judge from Washington state confirmed to a lifetime appointment during this Congress, Murray said.