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Trina L. Thompson

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District Judge
USDC Northern District of California
Phillip Burton Federal Building & US Courthouse
Department/Division: 9 Days: M-F Courtroom/Floor: 19th

450 Golden Gate Ave
San Francisco , CA 94102
(415) 522-2039



Appointed U.S. district judge, Northern District of California by President Joe Biden, 2022; judge, Alameda County Superior Court, 2003-22; juvenile court commissioner, Alameda County Superior Court, 2001-02; private practice, Oakland and San Jose, 1991-2000; assistant public defender, Alameda County Public Defender's Office, 1987-91; postgraduate law clerk, Alameda County Public Defender's Office, 1986-1987

UC Berkeley School of Law, 1986



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson's best advice: Find a mentor Sep. 6, 2024
Trina S. Thompson Alameda County (Oakland) Feb. 18, 2014

Rulings
Case Category Published
Yelp Inc. v. Paxton
affirmed
 Civil Procedure May 15, 2025
LegalForce RAPC Worldwide v. LegalForce, Inc.
affirmed
 Intellectual Property Dec. 27, 2024
People v. Johnson
reversed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 30, 2020
Modification: People v. Buchanan
affirmed as modified
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 25, 2019
People v. Buchanan
affirmed as modified
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 30, 2019

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Michael J. Turon v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. Civil Rights judge Feb. 28, 2025
In re Alphabet Inc. Securities Litigation Securities judge Nov. 22, 2024
Ella Henning, et al. v. Luxury Brand Partners LLC Consumer Law judge Oct. 11, 2024
Courtney McMillian v. X Corp. f/k/a Twitter Inc., X Holdings, Elon Musk, Does Employment Law judge Sep. 27, 2024
Tamika Miller, et al. v. Travel Guard Group Inc., et al. Business Law judge Sep. 6, 2024
LegalForce RAPC Worldwide P.C. v. LegalForce, Inc. Intellectual Property judge Apr. 19, 2024
Trevor Barnes and Stephanie Brown, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Sunpower Corporation Consumer Law judge Feb. 23, 2024
Melissa Barge v. Marc Horwitz, et al. Civil Rights judge Sep. 1, 2023
John Nelson, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd., F. Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Roche Laboratories Inc., Genentech Inc., Genentech USA Inc., and Does 1-100 Torts judge Mar. 10, 2023
Title Court Published
U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson's best advice: Find a mentor Sep. 6, 2024
Trina S. Thompson Alameda County (Oakland) Feb. 18, 2014
Case Category Published
Yelp Inc. v. Paxton
affirmed
 Civil Procedure May 15, 2025
LegalForce RAPC Worldwide v. LegalForce, Inc.
affirmed
 Intellectual Property Dec. 27, 2024
People v. Johnson
reversed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 30, 2020
Modification: People v. Buchanan
affirmed as modified
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 25, 2019
People v. Buchanan
affirmed as modified
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 30, 2019
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