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Mar. 29, 2017

Susan Y. Illston

After 22 years, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston still finds complex, novel litigation fascinating.

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Northern District of California (San Francisco)
By Joshua Sebold
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO — U.S. District Judge Susan Y. Illston has a passion for complex litigation and novel legal theories and she has gotten her fair share of both, as a litigator and on the bench. The judge is now on senior status but isn't slowing down.

"The thing that has surprised me and delighted me most is that I really love this job," she said. "I'm not... (continued)

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