Breyer, Charles R. Born 1941 in San Francisco, CA Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California Nominated by William J. Clinton on July 24, 1997, to a seat vacated by D. Lowell Jensen. Confirmed by the Senate on November 8, 1997, and received commission on November 12, 1997. Assumed senior status on December 31, 2011. Education: Harvard College, A.B., 1963 University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, J.D., 1966 Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Oliver Carter, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 1966-1967 Counsel, Legal Aid Society of San Francisco [California], 1967 Assistant district attorney, City and County of San Francisco, California, 1967-1973, 1979; chief assistant, 1979 Assistant special prosecutor, Watergate Special Prosecution Force, 1973-1974 Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1974-1979, 1980-1997 Vice chair, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 2013-