Claudia Ann Wilken

Judge Claudia Ann Wilken

Personal

Birthday:

1949

Birthplace:

Minneapolis, MN

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Female

Prior Employment:

Staff attorney, Federal Public Defender`s Office, Northern District of California, 1975-1978
Private practice, Berkeley, California, 1978-1984
Adjunct professor, University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, 1978-1984
Professor, New College School of Law, 1980-1985

Education

Name of School:

Stanford University

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1971

Name of School - Second:

University of California Berkeley School of Law

Berkeley Law is a community of thinkers and doers exuberantly engaged in life. We are one of the nation's premier law schools, located at one of the world's great universities, in one of the most vibrant places on the planet. At Berkeley Law, we are committed to absolute top-tier education and scholarship. And we are equally committed to using our substantial intellectual capital to help solve real-world problems and to create a more just society. One of our distinguishing features is the extraordinary degree to which our students and faculty partner with people beyond the school: identifying challenges, creating alliances, solving problems, and sparking change.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1975

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Northern District of California

Court Name:

California Northern District Court

President Nominating:

William J. Clinton

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

11/22/1993

Retirement from Active Service:

12/17/2014

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 1983-1993