Chief District Judge Richard Seeborg was appointed to the Northern District of California by President Barack Obama in 2010.
Judge Seeborg was nominated on August 6, 2009, confirmed on December 24, 2009, and received his commission on January 4, 2010. Prior to his district court appointment, he served as a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the Northern District of California from 2001 to 2009. He has served as Chief District Judge of the court.
Education
- Columbia University School of Law, J.D., 1981
- Yale College, B.A., 1978
Career
- Law Clerk to Hon. John H. Pratt, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (1981–1982)
- Private practice attorney, San Francisco (1982–1991)
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of California (1991–1998)
- Private practice attorney, Palo Alto (1998–2001)
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of California (2001–2010)