Northern District of California (Oakland)
Career Highlights: Appointed as U.S. district judge, Northern District of California, 2000; U.S. magistrate judge, Northern District of California, 1991-2000; court commissioner, municipal court in Oakland-Piedmont-Emeryville Judicial District, 1985-91; administrative judge, U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, San Francisco Regional Office, 1980-85; deputy public defender, Office of the State Public Defender, San Francisco, 1976-80
Law School: Santa Clara University School of Law, 1976
Career Highlights: Appointed as U.S. district judge, Northern District of California, 2000; U.S. magistrate judge, Northern District of California, 1991-2000; court commissioner, municipal court in Oakland-Piedmont-Emeryville Judicial District, 1985-91; administrative judge, U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, San Francisco Regional Office, 1980-85; deputy public defender, Office of the State Public Defender, San Francisco, 1976-80
Law School: Santa Clara University School of Law, 1976
By Hadley Robinson
Daily Journal Staff Writer
OAKLAND - In her early years on the bench, U.S. District Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton drew national attention for handling high-profile trials that proved fodder for two different Law & Order episodes. Though she still has cases of great public interest, her management of complex cases and multidistrict litigation with dozens of parties has defined the second half of her tenure.
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