Jon Tigar

Federal Judicial Service:

• Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
• Nominated by Barack Obama on June 11, 2012, to a seat vacated by Saundra Brown Armstrong. Confirmed by the Senate on December 21, 2012, and received commission on January 18, 2013.

Education:

• Williams College, B.A., 1984
• University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, J.D., 1989

Professional Career:

• Law clerk, Hon. Robert S. Vance, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 1989-1990
• Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1990-92, 1994-2002
• Trial attorney, Office of the Public Defender, San Francisco, California, 2002-2013
• Judge, Alameda CountySuperior Court