Richard G. Seeborg

Richard G. Seeborg
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Assumed office
January 4, 2010
Appointed by Barack Obama
Preceded by Maxine Chesney
United States Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
In office
February 9, 2001  January 4, 2010
Personal details
Born Richard Gus Seeborg
1956 (age 5960)
Landstuhl, West Germany
(now Germany)
Residence San Francisco, California
Alma mater Yale University (B.A.)
Columbia Law School (J.D.)

Richard Gus Seeborg (born 1956) is a United States district judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. He used to be a United States magistrate judge.

Early life and education

Born in Landstuhl, Germany, Seeborg earned an A.B. in history summa cum laude from Yale University in May 1978 and then earned a law degree from Columbia Law School in 1981.[1]

From 1981 until 1982, Seeborg served as a law clerk to United States District Judge John H. Pratt.[1]

Professional career

In 1982, Seeborg joined the law firm of Morrison & Foerster.[1] He became a partner with the firm in 1987.[1]

In 1991, Seeborg left Morrison & Foerster to become an Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of California in San Jose, California.[1] He served in that post until 1998, when he returned to Morrison & Foerster, working as a partner and focusing on a litigation practice in the fields of securities, intellectual property and general commercial matters.[1]

Work as a magistrate judge

On February 9, 2001, Seeborg became a United States magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.[1]

Federal judicial service

On August 7, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Seeborg to be a United States district judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.[2] On October 15, 2009, the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary voted to send Seeborg's nomination to the full Senate.[3] The Senate confirmed Seeborg by unanimous consent on December 24, 2009. He received his commission on January 4, 2010.

Personal

Seeborg resides in San Francisco, California.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Hon. Richard G. Seeborg
  2. President Obama Nominates Edward Milton Chen, Dolly Gee and Richard Seeborg to Serve on the District Court Bench, whitehouse.gov (August 7, 2009).
  3. 1 2 Mintz, Howard (October 17, 2009). "Senate Judiciary Committee votes to confirm two Bay Area federal judge nominees". Contra Costa Times.

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Maxine Chesney
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
2010–present
Incumbent
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