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Marilyn Hall Patel

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

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.

Gender
Female
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Oakland-Piedmont [California] Municipal Court
    Judge · 1976–1980
  2. Private practice, San Francisco, California
    1971–1976
  3. University of California, Hastings College of the Law
    Adjunct professor of law · 1974–1976
  4. Immigration and Naturalization Service, U.S. Department of Justice, San Francisco, California
    Immigration and Naturalization Service, U.S. Department of Justice, San Francisco, California
    Attorney · 1967–1971
  5. Private practice, New York City
    1963–1967

Appointments

  1. California Northern District Court
    1980–2012 · Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
    Term ended: Retirement

Education

  1. Fordham University School of Law
  2. Wheaton College, Illinois
    B.A. · 1959