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Jon Steven Tigar

Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Jon Steven Tigar serves on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed Dec 21, 2012. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Barack Obama
Confirmed
Dec 21, 2012
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1962

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaBarack Obama · Dec 21, 2012

Education

  • Williams CollegeB.A., 1984
  • University of California, Berkeley, School of LawJ.D., 1989

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Robert S. Vance, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 1989-1990; Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1990-1992, 1994-2002; Trial attorney, Office of the Public Defender, San Francisco, California, 1993-1994; Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, 2002-2012

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