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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: 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
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
2013Northern District of California · succeeded Saundra Brown ArmstrongObama (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).