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Martin J. Jenkins
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Martin J. Jenkins served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Appointed by William J. Clinton and confirmed Nov 9, 1997. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton
- Confirmed
- Nov 9, 1997
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1953
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaWilliam J. Clinton · Nov 9, 1997 – Apr 3, 2008
Education
- City College of San FranciscoA.A., 1973
- University of Santa Clara (now Santa Clara University)B.A., 1976
- University of San Francisco School of LawJ.D., 1980
Career
Law clerk, Alameda County [California] District Attorney's Office, 1980-1981; Deputy district attorney, Alameda County, California, 1981-1983; Trial attorney, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1983-1985; Civil litigator, Pacific Bell Legal Department, 1985-1989; Judge, Oakland-Piedmont-Emeryville [California] Municipal Court, 1989-1992; Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, 1992-1997; Associate justice, California Court of Appeal, First District, 2008-2019; Senior judicial appointments advisor, Gov. Gavin Newsom, California, 2019-2020; Associate justice, Supreme Court of California, 2020-
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