San Francisco County
Career Highlights: Nominated to the US District Court for Northern District of California by Pres. Joseph Biden in July 2022, confirmed by Senate in September 2023. Appointed to San Francisco Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, June 27, 2018, Associate Morrison and Foerster LLP 2012-2014, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of California 2014-2018.
Law School: Harvard Law School
Career Highlights: Nominated to the US District Court for Northern District of California by Pres. Joseph Biden in July 2022, confirmed by Senate in September 2023. Appointed to San Francisco Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, June 27, 2018, Associate Morrison and Foerster LLP 2012-2014, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of California 2014-2018.
Law School: Harvard Law School
SAN FRANCISCO — Judge Rita F. Lin wore an electronic monitor for three days before the pandemic.
But it wasn’t because she was in trouble. She said she did it so she could understand the weight her decisions as a recently-appointed criminal judge carry.
“I felt like as someone who was putting people on electronic monitoring, I wanted to experience it for myself and see what it was like,... (continued)
