Jennifer Leigh Thurston
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. Born 1967.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Sep 20, 2021
- Senate vote
- 46 to 24
- Confirmed
- Dec 17, 2021
- Commissioned
- Dec 27, 2021
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, 2009-2021; chief magistrate judge, 2020-2021
Education
- B.S., California State University, Bakersfield, 1989
- J.D., California Pacific School of Law, 1997
- LL.M., Duke University School of Law, 2018
Career
- Deputy county counsel, Kern County, California, 1997-2007
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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