**District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley** was appointed to the Northern District of California by President Joseph R. Biden in 2022. Judge Corley was born in 1966 in Long Beach, California. She was nominated on January 3, 2022, confirmed by the Senate on March 17, 2022, and received her commission on March 30, 2022. Prior to her district court appointment, she served as a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the Northern District of California from 2011 to 2022. She clerked for Judge Charles R. Breyer for eleven years. **Education** - Harvard Law School, J.D., 1991 - University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 1988 **Career** - Law Clerk to Hon. Robert E. Keeton, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts (1991–1992) - Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts (1992–1994) - Private practice, San Francisco, California (1994–1997) - Law Clerk to Hon. Charles R. Breyer, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (1998–2009) - Private practice, San Francisco, California (2009–2011) - U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of California (2011–2022)
**Courthouse:** 450 Golden Gate Ave, 16th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94102 **Chambers:** Courtroom 8, 19th Floor **Phone:** (415) 522-2015 **Chambers Staff** - Courtroom Deputy/Calendar Clerk: jsccrd@cand.uscourts.gov
The rule limits courtesy-copy delivery rather than stating a blanket requirement before Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley. No courtesy copies or electronic proposed orders required unless specifically requested by the Court.
Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley's rules set a pre-motion procedure for discovery. Meet and confer in person or videoconference required before discovery disputes.
The rule requires redlined version. Redlined or highlighted version required with amended pleadings
The rule requires certificate of conference, legal argument, and statement of facts. Joint statement (max 5 single-spaced pages) required for discovery disputes.
Parties may contact Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley's chambers by email only as allowed by the rule. The rule lists email jsccrd@cand.uscourts.gov. Contact only Courtroom Deputy Ada Means via email for scheduling; no ex parte contact with judge or chambers staff.
A motion to seal is required for covered sealed filings before Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley. Administrative motion to seal required before filing sealed documents.
Yes. Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley's rules include a junior lawyer participation incentive. Junior lawyers encouraged to argue and multiple attorneys permitted to argue
Contact only Courtroom Deputy Ada Means via email for scheduling; no ex parte contact with judge or chambers staff.
No courtesy copies or electronic proposed orders required unless specifically requested by the Court.
Chambers copies are not required unless specifically requested by the Court
Electronic copies of proposed orders are not required unless specifically requested
Junior lawyers encouraged to argue and multiple attorneys permitted to argue
Redlined or highlighted version required with amended pleadings
Administrative motion to seal required before filing sealed documents.
Chambers copies of sealed documents are recycled unless parties request otherwise.
Meet and confer in person or videoconference required before discovery disputes.
Joint statement (max 5 single-spaced pages) required for discovery disputes.
Individual statement (max 2 pages) allowed if joint statement impossible.
Discovery statements must be e-filed under specific Civil Events category.
Class action settlement approval motions must address guidelines in specified order.
Post-distribution accounting required within 21 days, including discussion of class member concerns.