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Jul. 31, 2007

She's Not a Headline Seeker, but Her Cases Are Big News

Appointed to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California by President Clinton in 1995, Susan Illston has become known as one of the brightest and most hardworking jurists on the court. Illston may not be a headline seeker, but several blockbuster cases have come her way in the last few years.

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Susan Y. Illston

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
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By Amelia Hansen
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - By the time she was 18, Susan Illston had lived on three continents.

The daughter of a U.S. Army officer, Illston was born in Tokyo in 1948 and traveled with her family to Greece, Germany and the United States.

But as she found her own way in the world, Illston traveled west to California and put down roots. After receiving a law degree from Stanford in 1973, Illston launched a legal car... (continued)

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