Northern District of California / Appointed 2013 / Active
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: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, December 21, 2012
- 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 |
A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.
Education
Sources
13 years on the Northern District of California. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).