James Ware (judge)

James Ware
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
In office
December 31, 2010  August 31, 2012
Preceded byVaughn Walker
Succeeded byClaudia Ann Wilken
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
In office
October 1, 1990  August 31, 2012
Appointed byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byRobert Francis Peckham
Succeeded byJames Donato
Personal details
Born
William James Ware

(1946-11-02) November 2, 1946
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
EducationCalifornia Lutheran University (BA)
Stanford University (JD)

William James Ware (born November 2, 1946) is a retired United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.