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Trina Lynn Thompson
Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Trina Lynn Thompson serves on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Appointed by Joseph R. Biden and confirmed May 18, 2022 by a 51–44 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden
- Confirmed
- May 18, 2022
- Senate vote
- 51–44
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1961
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaJoseph R. Biden · May 18, 2022
Education
- University of California, BerkeleyA.B., 1983
- University of California, Berkeley, School of LawJ.D., 1986
Career
Alameda County [California] Public Defender's Office, 1986-1991; post-graduate law clerk, 1986-1987; assistant public defender, 1987-1991; Private practice, San Jose, California, 1991-1995; Private practice, Oakland, California, 1991-2000; Juvenile court commissioner, Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, 2001-2002; Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, 2003-2022; Lecturer, Ethnic Studies Department, University of California, Berkeley, 2014-2021; Adjunct professor, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, 2018-
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