Claudia Ann Wilken
Claudia Ann Wilken | |
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| 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 | |
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| Born | August 17, 1949 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Education | Stanford University (BA) University of California, Berkeley (JD) |
Claudia Ann Wilken (born August 17, 1949)[1] is a senior United States District Court Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Education and career
Born in
New College School of Law
from 1980 to 1985.
Federal judicial service
Wilken was nominated by President Bill Clinton on October 7, 1993, to a new seat created by 104 Stat. 5089. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 20, 1993, and received her commission on November 22, 1993. She served as chief judge from August 31, 2012, until December 17, 2014, at which time she assumed senior status.
Wilken was formerly a United States magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, from 1983 to 1993.
Notable cases
In 2014 Wilken ruled against the
NCAA in O'Bannon v. NCAA, saying that the organization violated the Sherman Antitrust Act by prohibiting universities from giving student-athletes a share of the revenues earned when their image and personal details were broadcast over television or through other contracts.[2] For this, in 2014 she was named one of ESPNW's Impact 25.[3]
References
- ^ Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session, on Confirmations of Appointees to the Federal Judiciary, September 23; October 7 and 20; November 9, 16, and 18, 1993. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1995. p. 555.
- ^ Grasgreen, Allie. "Judge rules against NCAA in antitrust suit". www.politico.com. Politico. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- ^ "2014 espnW Impact 25".
Sources
- Claudia Ann Wilken at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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