U.S. Magistrate Judge (San Francisco)
Career Highlights: Retired October 2019; Appointed U.S. magistrate judge on April 4, 1998; Chief of Special Litigation, San Francisco city attorney's office, 1996-98; administrative law judge, California Department of Insurance, 1991-1996; attorney, Turner & Brorby, 1983-1991; clerk, U.S. District Judge Marilyn H. Patel, 1983
Law School: Yale Law School
JAMS
Career Highlights: Retired October 2019; Appointed U.S. magistrate judge on April 4, 1998; Chief of Special Litigation, San Francisco city attorney's office, 1996-98; administrative law judge, California Department of Insurance, 1991-1996; attorney, Turner & Brorby, 1983-1991; clerk, U.S. District Judge Marilyn H. Patel, 1983
Law School: Yale Law School
JAMS
SAN FRANCISCO — U.S. Magistrate Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte has deep experience in litigation and public policy. She was at the forefront of what’s now known as affirmative litigation, in which cities sue companies on behalf of citizens they have allegedly harmed.
She sued big tobacco as a member of the San Francisco city attorney’s office and helped stop the sale of unpasteurized milk while working for a small public int... (continued)
