Claudia Ann Wilken

Claudia Ann Wilken
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 byJames Ware
Succeeded byPhyllis J. Hamilton
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
In office
November 22, 1993  December 17, 2014
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded bySeat established by 104 Stat. 5089
Succeeded byHaywood Gilliam
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
In office
1983–1993
Personal details
Born (1949-08-17) August 17, 1949
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
EducationStanford 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.