Richard Seeborg
Richard Gus Seeborg (born November 4, 1956) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. He formerly served as a United States Magistrate Judge in the same district.
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California | |
| Assumed office January 4, 2010 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Maxine M. Chesney |
| Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California | |
| In office February 9, 2001 – January 4, 2010 | |
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| Born | November 4, 1956 Landstuhl, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Residence | San Francisco, California |
| Education | Yale University (B.A.) Columbia Law School (J.D.) |
Early life and education
Born in Landstuhl, Germany, Seeborg earned a Bachelor of Arts in history summa cum laude from Yale University in May 1978 and then earned a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School in 1981.[1] From 1981 until 1982, Seeborg served as a law clerk to United States District Judge John H. Pratt.[1][2]
Professional career
In 1982, Seeborg joined the law firm of Morrison & Foerster.[1] He became a partner with the firm in 1987.[1] In 1991, Seeborg left Morrison & Foerster to become an Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of California in San Jose, California.[1] He served in that post until 1998, when he returned to Morrison & Foerster, working as a partner and focusing on a litigation practice in the fields of securities, intellectual property and general commercial matters.[1][2]
Work as a magistrate judge
On February 9, 2001, Seeborg became a United States magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.[1][2]
Federal judicial service
On August 7, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Seeborg to be a United States district judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.[3] On October 15, 2009, the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary voted to send Seeborg's nomination to the full Senate.[4] The Senate confirmed Seeborg by unanimous consent on December 24, 2009. He received his commission on January 4, 2010.[2]
Notable rulings
On March 6, 2019 Seeborg ruled that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross could not add a question about citizenship to the 2020 United States Census.[5][6]
On April 8, 2019 Seeborg ruled that non-Mexican asylum seekers did not have to stay in Mexico while awaiting their court proceedings.[7]
Personal
Seeborg resides in San Francisco, California.[4]
References
- "Hon. Richard G. Seeborg". www.legalspan.com.
- "Seeborg, Richard G. – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- President Obama Nominates Edward Milton Chen, Dolly Gee and Richard Seeborg to Serve on the District Court Bench Archived 2009-09-01 at the Wayback Machine, whitehouse.gov (August 7, 2009).
- Mintz, Howard (October 17, 2009). "Senate Judiciary Committee votes to confirm two Bay Area federal judge nominees". Contra Costa Times.
- Barbash, Fred (2019-03-06). "Wilbur Ross broke law, violated Constitution in census decision, judge rules". Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- Wallace, Gregory (2019-03-06). "Second federal court strikes citizenship question from 2020 census". CNN. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- Hesson, Ted (2019-04-08). "Judge halts Trump administration's 'remain in Mexico' policy". POLITICO. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
External links
- Richard Seeborg at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Richard Seeborg at Ballotpedia
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| Preceded by Maxine M. Chesney |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California 2010–present |
Incumbent |