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Richard G. Seeborg
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California · 2010
Richard G. Seeborg , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Richard Gus Seeborg (born November 4, 1956) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a U.S. district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. He was appointed in 2010 by President Barack Obama, and he served as chief judge of the court from 2021 to 2026. Seeborg was a United States magistrate judge in the same district prior to his appointment.
Education
- Yale CollegeB.A., 1978
- Columbia Law SchoolJ.D., 1981
Career
Law clerk, Hon. John H. Pratt, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 1981-1982; Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1982-1991; Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of California, 1991-1998; Private practice, Palo Alto, California, 1998-2001
Biography
Richard Gus Seeborg (born November 4, 1956) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a U.S. district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. He was appointed in 2010 by President Barack Obama, and he served as chief judge of the court from 2021 to 2026. Seeborg was a United States magistrate judge in the same district prior to his appointment.
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