Phyllis Jean Hamilton (born June 12, 1952) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Phyllis Jean Hamilton
California Northern District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Born 1952 in Jacksonville, IL
FJC ID: 2863
- Gender
- Female
- Race
- African American
Prior employment
- Oakland-Piedmont-Emeryville [California] Municipal CourtCommissioner · 1985–1991
- U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, San Francisco, CaliforniaAdministrative judge · 1980–1985
Deputy public defender · 1976–1980- EEO programs, Farinon Electric CorporationManager · 1980
Appointments
2000–2021 · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)
Education
- University of Santa Clara (now Santa Clara University) School of LawJ.D. · 1976
- Stanford UniversityB.A. · 1974