Barbara A. Caulfield

Judge Barbara A. Caulfield

Personal

Birthday:

12/2/1947

Birthplace:

Oak Park, IL

Date of Death:

11/9/2010

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Female

Prior Employment:

Researcher and attorney, Chicago Law Enforcement Study Group, Northwestern University Center for Urban Affairs, 1972-1973
Supervising attorney, Northwestern University School of Law Legal Aid Clinic, 1973-74
Professor of law, University of Oregon Law School, 1974-1978
Professor of law, University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 1978-1983; academic dean, 1980-1981
Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1983-1990, 1991, 1994-2010
Lecturer in law, Stanford Law School, 1988-2010
Senior counsel, Pacific Bell, 1990-1991,

Education

Name of School:

Northwestern University

Degree:

B.S.

Degree Year:

1969

Name of School - Second:

Northwestern University School of Law

At Northwestern Law we go beyond teaching the basics of legal reasoning to enable our students to make sound and ethical judgements, understand and improve the delivery of justice, and respond to the changing contexts in which law and legal institutions operate. Accordingly, the overarching goal of our curricular plan is to empower our graduates to adapt to and master the challenges of the changing world better than those of any other law school.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1972

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Northern District of California

Court Name:

California Northern District Court

President Nominating:

George H.W. Bush

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

11/5/1991

Termination Date:

9/16/1994

Termination Reason:

Resignation