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Saundra Brown Armstrong

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Senior status. Born 1947.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

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

Appointed by
George H.W. Bush (Republican)
Nominated
Apr 25, 1991
Senate vote
Voice vote
Confirmed
Jun 14, 1991
Commissioned
Jun 18, 1991
Senior status
Mar 23, 2012

Education

  • A.A., Merritt College, 1967
  • B.A., California State University, Fresno, 1969
  • J.D., University of San Francisco School of Law, 1977
  • M.Div., Pacific School of Religion, 2012

Career

  • Police officer, Oakland, California, 1970-1977
  • Judicial extern, California Court of Appeal, 1977
  • Deputy district attorney, Alameda County, California, 1978-1979, 1980-1982
  • Senior consultant, California Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice, 1979-1980
  • Trial attorney, Public Integrity Section, U.S. Department of Justice, 1982-1983
  • Commissioner, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 1983-1986
  • Commissioner, U.S. Parole Commission, 1986-1989
  • Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, 1989-1991

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

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