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Susan Yvonne Illston
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Senior status since July 1, 2013.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton
- Nominated
- January 23, 1995
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- March 28, 1995
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), May 18, 1995
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- May 25, 1995
- Commissioned
- May 26, 1995
- Senior status
- Since July 1, 2013
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1948, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Private practice, Burlingame, California, 1973-1995
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