Who appointed Jon Steven Tigar?

President Barack Obama appointed Jon Steven Tigar to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 2013.

Was Jon Steven Tigar appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Jon Steven Tigar was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Jon Steven Tigar's confirmation vote?

Jon Steven Tigar was confirmed by voice vote on December 21, 2012. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

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Jon Steven Tigar

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

Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2013 and confirmed by voice vote, Jon Steven Tigar is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. He earned a law degree from University of California, Berkeley, School of Law in 1989. Sources ↓

Born: 1962 · age 64
Appointed by: Barack Obama, 2013
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Williams College 1984 · University of California, Berkeley, Law 1989
Succeeded: Saundra Brown Armstrong

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2013	Northern District of California succeeded Saundra Brown Armstrong	Obama (D)	Voice vote

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

Voice vote

The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.

Education

Williams College	B.A.	1984
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law	J.D.	1989

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Tigar was assigned 3,148 district-court cases (1991–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 242 days across 2,713 closed cases.

Other civil matters33%

Other federal statutes9%

Civil rights9%

Intellectual property8%

Personal-injury torts7%

Contract7%

Other26%

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 182 of Tigar’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 143 were affirmed, 26 reversed or vacated, and 13 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 Jon Steven Tigar?: President Barack Obama appointed Jon Steven Tigar to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 2013.
Was Jon Steven Tigar appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Jon Steven Tigar was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Jon Steven Tigar's confirmation vote?: Jon Steven Tigar was confirmed by voice vote on December 21, 2012. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court is Jon Steven Tigar on?: Jon Steven Tigar is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Sources

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13 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).