Trina Lynn Thompson
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Born 1961.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 3, 2022
- Senate vote
- 51 to 44
- Confirmed
- May 18, 2022
- Commissioned
- Aug 5, 2022
Education
- A.B., University of California, Berkeley, 1983
- J.D., University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, 1986
Career
- Alameda County [California] Public Defender's Office, 1986-1991
- post-graduate law clerk, 1986-1987
- assistant public defender, 1987-1991
- Private practice, San Jose, California, 1991-1995
- Private practice, Oakland, California, 1991-2000
- Juvenile court commissioner, Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, 2001-2002
- Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, 2003-2022
- Lecturer, Ethnic Studies Department, University of California, Berkeley, 2014-2021
- Adjunct professor, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, 2018-
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, November 3, 2021; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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