Barbara A. Caulfield

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Barbara A. Caulfield
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
In office
November 5, 1991 – September 16, 1994
Appointed byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byWilliam Schwarzer
Succeeded bySusan Illston
Personal details
Born
Barbara Ann Caulfield
Northwestern University School of Law (JD
)

Barbara Ann Caulfield (December 2, 1947 – November 9, 2010) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

Education and career

Born in

Hastings College of the Law from 1978 to 1983, serving as an academic dean from 1980 to 1981. She was in private practice in San Francisco, California from 1983 to 1991, serving as senior counsel to Pacific Bell from 1990 to 1991. She also began as a lecturer in law in the Stanford Law School in 1988.[2]

Federal judicial service

On June 27, 1991, Caulfield was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California vacated by Judge William Schwarzer. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 31, 1991, and received her commission on November 5, 1991. Caulfield served in that capacity until her resignation from the bench on September 16, 1994.[2]

Later life

Caulfield thereafter returned to private practice in San Francisco, and continued to lecture at Stanford until her death on November 9, 2010.[2]

References

  1. ^ Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments: October 2, November 5, 14, and 20, 1991
  2. ^ a b c "Caulfield, Barbara A. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.

Sources

Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
1991–1994
Succeeded by