Richard G. Seeborg
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Richard G. Seeborg
| Richard Gus Seeborg | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 4, 2010 |
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| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Maxine M. Chesney |
| Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California | |
| In office 2001–2009 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956 Landstuhl, Germany |
| Alma mater | Yale University (A.B.) 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 previously was a United States magistrate judge.
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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]
Nomination to federal district court
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.
Personal
Seeborg resides in Palo Alto, California.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Hon. Richard G. Seeborg
- ^ President Obama Nominates Edward Milton Chen, Dolly Gee and Richard Seeborg to Serve on the District Court Bench, whitehouse.gov (August 7, 2009).
- ^ a b Mintz, Howard (October 17, 2009). "Senate Judiciary Committee votes to confirm two Bay Area federal judge nominees". Contra Costa Times.
External links
- Richard G. Seeborg at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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