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Phyllis Jean Hamilton
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Senior status since February 1, 2021.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton
- Nominated
- February 9, 2000
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- April 27, 2000
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), May 11, 2000
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- May 24, 2000
- Commissioned
- May 25, 2000
- Senior status
- Since February 1, 2021
- American Bar Association rating
- Qualified
Born 1952, 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
- Deputy public defender, California, 1976-1980
- Manager, EEO programs, Farinon Electric Corporation, 1980
- Administrative judge, U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, San Francisco, California, 1980-1985
- Commissioner, Oakland-Piedmont-Emeryville [California] Municipal Court, 1985-1991
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