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Thompson, Trina Lynn
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on January 3, 2022, to a seat vacated by Phyllis Jean Hamilton. Confirmed by the Senate on May 18, 2022, and received commission on August 5, 2022.
Education:
University of California, Berkeley, A.B., 1983
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, J.D., 1986
Professional 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-
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, November 3, 2021; no Senate vote