Mar. 11, 2021

Formal and Fast

Magistrate Judge Jennifer Thurston issues detailed rulings quickly.

Jennifer L. Thurston

U.S. Eastern District of California (Bakersfield)

Career Highlights: Appointed U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of California by President Joseph Biden, confirmed December 2021; elevated to chief U.S. magistrate judge, Eastern District of California, 2020; U.S. magistrate judge, Eastern District of California, 2009-20; judge pro tem, Kern County Superior Court, 2007-09; deputy county counsel, Kern County, 1997-2009.

Law School: California Pacific School of Law

BAKERSFIELD — Jennifer L. Thurston has had two jobs and one hometown.

Thurston grew up in Bakersfield, attended college and law school here, worked as a deputy Kern County counsel for more than a decade, then became a federal magistrate judge in 2009. She became the chief magistrate judge last fall because of seniority.

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