Phyllis Jean Hamilton
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Senior status. Born 1952.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Feb 9, 2000
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- May 24, 2000
- Commissioned
- May 25, 2000
- Senior status
- Feb 1, 2021
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, 1991-2000
Education
- B.A., Stanford University, 1974
- J.D., University of Santa Clara (now Santa Clara University) School of Law, 1976
Career
- Deputy public defender, California, 1976-1980
- Manager, EEO programs, Farinon Electric Corporation, 1980
- Administrative judge, U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, San Francisco, California, 1980-1985
- Commissioner, Oakland-Piedmont-Emeryville [California] Municipal Court, 1985-1991
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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