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Claudia Ann Wilken
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California · 1993
Claudia Ann Wilken , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Claudia Ann Wilken (born August 17, 1949) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. She was appointed in 1993 by President Bill Clinton. She served as the Northern District of California's chief judge from 2012 to 2014, when she assumed senior status.
Education
- Stanford UniversityB.A., 1971
- University of California, Berkeley, School of LawJ.D., 1975
Career
Staff attorney, Federal Public Defender's Office, Northern District of California, 1975-1978; Private practice, Berkeley, California, 1978-1984; Adjunct professor, University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, 1978-1984; Professor, New College School of Law, 1980-1985; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2016-2019
Biography
Claudia Ann Wilken (born August 17, 1949) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. She was appointed in 1993 by President Bill Clinton. She served as the Northern District of California's chief judge from 2012 to 2014, when she assumed senior status.
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