Tucker, Josephine Staton Born 1961 in St. Louis, MO Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, Central District of California Nominated by Barack Obama on February 4, 2010, to a seat vacated by Alicemarie H. Stotler. Confirmed by the Senate on June 21, 2010, and received commission on June 22, 2010. Education: William Jewell College, B.A., 1983 Harvard Law School, J.D., 1986 Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. John R. Gibson, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1986-1987 Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1987-1994 Private practice, Irvine, California, 1995-2002 Judge, Orange County Superior Court, California, 2002-2010