Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Incumbent
Assumed office February 1, 2021
Preceded by
Phyllis J. Hamilton
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Incumbent
Assumed office January 4, 2010
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 February 9, 2001 – January 4, 2010
Succeeded by
Donna Ryu
Personal details
Born
Richard Gus Seeborg
(1956-11-04) November 4, 1956 (age 67) Landstuhl, West Germany (now Germany)
Education
Yale University (BA) Columbia University (JD)
Richard Gus Seeborg[1] (born November 4, 1956) is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. He formerly served as a United States Magistrate Judge in the same district.
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Richard Gus Seeborg (born November 4, 1956) is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of...
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similarities to Quirk's original novel. In July 2012, U.S. District Judge RichardSeeborg declined to dismiss Quirk's claim that Sony Pictures, parent company...
rate, resulting in a loss of much of the purchasers' principal. Judge RichardSeeborg in San Jose granted EverBank summary judgment on all of the lawsuit's...
On February 1, 2019, Judge RichardSeeborg announced that Ndume will be transferred back to the Cincinnati Zoo. Seeborg wrote, "There is no legal basis...
Rush of copyright infringement. On April 2, 2013, U.S. District Judge RichardSeeborg dismissed this case, finding that the two works were not substantially...
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ordered to complete treatment for drug use. During sentencing, Judge RichardSeeborg admonished Kelly, saying: "Mr. Kelly participated in very serious criminal...
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or provide compensation. On December 8, 2011, U.S. District Judge RichardSeeborg dismissed the last remaining count of the class action lawsuit (other...
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Quirk's original screenplay. On April 2, 2013, U.S. District Judge RichardSeeborg dismissed this case, finding that the two works were not substantially...
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from enforcing its transgender military ban. In early 2019, Judge RichardSeeborg of the Northern District of California issued a nationwide injunction...
District)". US Senate. Retrieved May 11, 2022. "On the Nomination (Confirmation Richard Gary Taranto, of Maryland, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit)"...
similarities to Quirk's original screenplay. In July 2012, federal judge RichardSeeborg declined to dismiss Quirk's claim that Sony Pictures, parent company...
Washington. President Biden nominated Whitehead to the seat vacated by Judge Richard A. Jones, who subsequently assumed senior status on September 5, 2022....