Jon Tigar's Biography
- Judge of the U.S. District Court - Northern
Contact Information
Office
Oakland Courthouse, Courtroom 6 2nd Floor
1301 Clay Street
Oakland, CA 94612
Full Name:
Jon Steven Tigar
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Carrie Avery
Birth Date:
1962
Birth Place:
London, England
JD, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California-Berkeley, 1989
BA, Williams College, 1984
No political experience information on file.
Former Member, California Judicial Council Advisory Commission Civil Jury Instructions
Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of California, 2013-present
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, 2002-2012
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of California, December 21, 2012
Nominated by President Barack Obama, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of California, June 11, 2012
Attorney, Keker & Van Nest Limited Liability Partnership, 1994-2002
Trial Attorney, Office of the Public Defender, San Francisco, California, 1993-1994
Litigation Associate, Morrison & Foerster Limited Liability Partnership, 1990-1992
Law Clerk, Honorable Robert S. Vance, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1989-1990
Adviser, American Law Institute's Forthcoming Restatement of Torts
Former Member, Board of Directors of the Alameda County Bar Association's Volunteer Legal Services Corporation