Northern District (Oakland)
By Jill Redhage Patton
Daily Journal Staff Writer
OAKLAND - U.S. District Judge Claudia A. Wilken is set to become the Northern District's chief judge in August, replacing Judge James Ware, who is retiring.
It's not an ascension that requires merit. To become chief judge, one must be the most senior active judge on the court under age 65.
"It's a question of being old enough but not too old," Wilken quipped.
But by t... (continued)
