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Jon Steven Tigar

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Born 1962.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

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

Appointed by
Barack Obama (Democratic)
Nominated
Jun 11, 2012
Senate vote
Voice vote
Confirmed
Dec 21, 2012
Commissioned
Jan 18, 2013

Education

  • B.A., Williams College, 1984
  • J.D., University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, 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

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

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