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Beth Labson Freeman

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Born 1953.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Appointed by
Barack Obama (Democratic)
Nominated
Jan 6, 2014
Senate vote
91 to 7
Confirmed
Feb 25, 2014
Commissioned
Feb 26, 2014

Education

  • B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1976
  • J.D., Harvard Law School, 1979

Career

  • Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1979-1981
  • Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1981-1983
  • Deputy county counsel, San Mateo County, California, 1983-2001
  • Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo, 2001-2014
  • presiding judge, 2011-2012

Other nominations

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, June 20, 2013; no Senate vote

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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