Northern District of California (Oakland)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the U.S. District Court by President George H. W. Bush, 1991; judge, Alameda County Superior Court, 1989-91; commissioner, U.S. Parole Commission, 1986-89; commissioner, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 1983-86; trial attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1982-83; deputy district attorney, Alameda County, 1980-82, 1978-79; senior consultant, California State Assembly, 1979-80.
Law School: University of San Francisco School of Law
Career Highlights: Appointed to the U.S. District Court by President George H. W. Bush, 1991; judge, Alameda County Superior Court, 1989-91; commissioner, U.S. Parole Commission, 1986-89; commissioner, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 1983-86; trial attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1982-83; deputy district attorney, Alameda County, 1980-82, 1978-79; senior consultant, California State Assembly, 1979-80.
Law School: University of San Francisco School of Law
On a spring afternoon in 2008, U.S. District Judge Saundra B. Armstrong took her seat on the bench in a third floor courtroom of Oakland’s federal building for a hearing she intended to cancel.
The judge was overseeing a class action accusing Walmart of shortchanging terminated employees in their final paychecks. She had recently granted class certification and was considering whether to halt proceedings until a federal ... (continued)
