Claudia Ann Wilken
Claudia Ann Wilken | |
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Official portrait | |
| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California | |
| Assumed office December 17, 2014 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California | |
| In office August 31, 2012 – December 17, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | James Ware |
| Succeeded by | Phyllis J. Hamilton |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California | |
| In office November 22, 1993 – December 17, 2014 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089 |
| Succeeded by | Haywood Gilliam |
| Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California | |
| In office 1983–1993 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 17, 1949 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Education | Stanford University (BA) University of California, Berkeley (JD) |
Claudia Ann Wilken (born August 17, 1949) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. She was appointed in 1993 by President Bill Clinton. She served as the Northern District of California's chief judge from 2012 to 2014, when she assumed senior status.