Who appointed Beth Labson Freeman?

President Barack Obama appointed Beth Labson Freeman to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 2014.

Was Beth Labson Freeman appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Beth Labson Freeman was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Beth Labson Freeman's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Beth Labson Freeman 91–7 on February 25, 2014.

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Beth Labson Freeman

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2014 and confirmed by the Senate 91–7, Beth Labson Freeman is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. She earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1979. Sources ↓

Born: 1953 · age 73
Appointed by: Barack Obama, 2014
Confirmed: 91–7
Education: University of California, Berkeley 1976 · Harvard Law School 1979

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2014	Northern District of California	Obama (D)	91–7

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 91–7 on February 25, 2014 · 113th Congress, Roll Call 43. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 91

51 D, 38 R, 2 I

Voted against · 7

7 R

Did not vote · 2

2 D

Bill Nelson(D-FL)
Jay Rockefeller(D-WV)

Education

University of California, Berkeley	B.A.	1976
Harvard Law School	J.D.	1979

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Freeman was assigned 3,263 district-court cases (2009–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 228 days across 2,868 closed cases.

Other civil matters35%

Civil rights13%

Other federal statutes10%

Intellectual property9%

Contract7%

Personal-injury torts5%

Other22%

Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.

On appeal

Of 126 of Freeman’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 98 were affirmed, 19 reversed or vacated, and 9 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Beth Labson Freeman?: President Barack Obama appointed Beth Labson Freeman to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 2014.
Was Beth Labson Freeman appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Beth Labson Freeman was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Beth Labson Freeman's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Beth Labson Freeman 91–7 on February 25, 2014.
Which court is Beth Labson Freeman on?: Beth Labson Freeman is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Sources

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12 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).