Who appointed Vince Girdhari Chhabria?

President Barack Obama appointed Vince Girdhari Chhabria to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 2014.

Was Vince Girdhari Chhabria appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Vince Girdhari Chhabria was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Vince Girdhari Chhabria's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Vince Girdhari Chhabria 58–41 on March 5, 2014.

Northern District of California / Appointed 2014 / Active

Vince Girdhari Chhabria

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

Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2014 and confirmed by the Senate 58–41, Vince Girdhari Chhabria 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 1998. Sources ↓

Born: 1969 · age 57
Appointed by: Barack Obama, 2014
Confirmed: 58–41
Education: University of California, Santa Cruz 1991 · University of California, Berkeley, Law 1998
Succeeded: Susan Yvonne Illston

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2014	Northern District of California succeeded Susan Yvonne Illston	Obama (D)	58–41

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

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 58–41 on March 5, 2014 · 113th Congress, Roll Call 56. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 58

52 D, 4 R, 2 I

Voted against · 41

41 R

Did not vote · 1

1 D

Mark Udall(D-CO)

Education

University of California, Santa Cruz	B.A.	1991
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law	J.D.	1998

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Chhabria was assigned 7,710 district-court cases (1994–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 550 days across 5,747 closed cases.

Personal-injury torts44%

Other civil matters34%

Other federal statutes3%

Civil rights3%

Intellectual property3%

Contract2%

Other11%

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 212 of Chhabria’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 179 were affirmed, 22 reversed or vacated, and 11 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 Vince Girdhari Chhabria?: President Barack Obama appointed Vince Girdhari Chhabria to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 2014.
Was Vince Girdhari Chhabria appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Vince Girdhari Chhabria was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Vince Girdhari Chhabria's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Vince Girdhari Chhabria 58–41 on March 5, 2014.
Which court is Vince Girdhari Chhabria on?: Vince Girdhari Chhabria 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).