Eastern District of California / Appointed 2021 / Active
Jennifer Leigh Thurston
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
Appointed by President Joseph R. Biden in 2021 and confirmed by the Senate 46–24, Jennifer Leigh Thurston is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. She earned a law degree from California Pacific School of Law in 1997. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1967 · age 59
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden, 2021
- Confirmed
- 46–24
- Education
- California State, Bakersfield 1989 · California Pacific Law 1997
- Succeeded
- Lawrence Joseph O'Neill
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Eastern District of California succeeded Lawrence Joseph O'Neill | Biden (D) | 46–24 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 46–24 on December 17, 2021 · 117th Congress, Roll Call 521. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 46
42 D, 3 R, 1 I
- Tammy Baldwin(D-WI)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Cory Booker(D-NJ)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Ben Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Christopher Coons(D-DE)
- Catherine Cortez Masto(D-NV)
- Tammy Duckworth(D-IL)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Maggie Hassan(D-NH)
- Martin Heinrich(D-NM)
- John Hickenlooper(D-CO)
- Mazie Hirono(D-HI)
- Mark Kelly(D-AZ)
- Angus King(I-ME)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Ben Lujan(D-NM)
- Edward Markey(D-MA)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Christopher Murphy(D-CT)
- Alex Padilla(D-CA)
- Gary Peters(D-MI)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Jacklyn Rosen(D-NV)
- Brian Schatz(D-HI)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Tina Smith(D-MN)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- Thomas Tillis(R-NC)
- Chris Van Hollen(D-MD)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- Raphael Warnock(D-GA)
- Elizabeth Warren(D-MA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Voted against · 24
24 R
- Roy Blunt(R-MO)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Mike Braun(R-IN)
- Bill Cassidy(R-LA)
- Tom Cotton(R-AR)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- Ted Cruz(R-TX)
- Charles Grassley(R-IA)
- Bill Hagerty(R-TN)
- Josh Hawley(R-MO)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- John Kennedy(R-LA)
- James Lankford(R-OK)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
- Roger Marshall(R-KS)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- Ben Sasse(R-NE)
- Rick Scott(R-FL)
- Tim Scott(R-SC)
- Dan Sullivan(R-AK)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Tommy Tuberville(R-AL)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Todd Young(R-IN)
Did not vote · 30
6 D, 23 R, 1 I
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Marsha Blackburn(R-TN)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Shelley Capito(R-WV)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Kevin Cramer(R-ND)
- Steve Daines(R-MT)
- Joni Ernst(R-IA)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Deb Fischer(R-NE)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith(R-MS)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- Timothy Kaine(D-VA)
- Cynthia Lummis(R-WY)
- Joseph Manchin(D-WV)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Jon Ossoff(D-GA)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- Rob Portman(R-OH)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Mitt Romney(R-UT)
- Mike Rounds(R-SD)
- Bernard Sanders(I-VT)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Kyrsten Sinema(D-AZ)
- Patrick Toomey(R-PA)
Education
| California State University, Bakersfield | B.S. | 1989 |
| California Pacific School of Law | J.D. | 1997 |
| Duke University School of Law | LL.M. | 2018 |
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Jennifer Leigh Thurston?
- President Joseph R. Biden appointed Jennifer Leigh Thurston to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California in 2021.
- Was Jennifer Leigh Thurston appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Jennifer Leigh Thurston was appointed by President Joseph R. Biden, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Jennifer Leigh Thurston's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Jennifer Leigh Thurston 46–24 on December 17, 2021.
- Which court is Jennifer Leigh Thurston on?
- Jennifer Leigh Thurston is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2021)
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4 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).