Marilyn Hall Patel (born September 2, 1938) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

Marilyn Hall Patel
California Northern District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Born 1938 in Amsterdam, NY
FJC ID: 1846
- Gender
- Female
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Oakland-Piedmont [California] Municipal CourtJudge · 1976–1980
- Private practice, San Francisco, California1971–1976
Adjunct professor of law · 1974–1976
Immigration and Naturalization Service, U.S. Department of Justice, San Francisco, CaliforniaAttorney · 1967–1971- Private practice, New York City1963–1967
Appointments
1980–2012 · Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)Term ended: Retirement
Education
J.D. · 1963- Wheaton College, IllinoisB.A. · 1959