Northern District of California
Career Highlights: Appointed magistrate judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California by President Barack Obama, January 4, 2010; assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1995-2009; law clerk to Judge Cecil F. Poole, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 1992-1994; staff attorney, civil appeals division chief, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 1989-1992.
Law School: Univ of Washington School of Law, 1989
Career Highlights: Appointed magistrate judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California by President Barack Obama, January 4, 2010; assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1995-2009; law clerk to Judge Cecil F. Poole, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 1992-1994; staff attorney, civil appeals division chief, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 1989-1992.
Law School: Univ of Washington School of Law, 1989
SAN FRANCISCO -- Perhaps the most striking characteristic of U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler of the Northern District is her energy.
Beeler was animated and conversational during a recent interview that ran well over the allotted time, where she spoke widely about what she had learned about people and the law in her close to a decade on the federal bench -- as well as the people and experiences that shaped her as a f... (continued)
