Richard Seeborg

Federal Judicial Service:

• Judge, U. S. District Court, Northern District of California
• Nominated by Barack Obama on August 6, 2009, to a seat vacated by Maxine M. Chesney. Confirmed by the Senate on December 24, 2009, and received commission on January 4, 2010.
• U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, 2001-2009

Education:

• Yale College, B.A., 1978
• Columbia University School of Law, J.D., 1981

Professional Career:

• Law Clerk to Hon. John H. Pratt, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 1981-1982
• Private practice of law, San Francisco, Calif., 1982-1991
• Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of California, 1991-1998
• Private practice of law, Palo Alto, Calif., 1998-2001