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Jennifer L. Thurston

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District Judge
USDC Eastern District of California
Fresno
Days: M-F Courtroom/Floor: 4/7

2500 Tulare Street #1501
Fresno , CA 93721
(559) 499-5680



Appointed U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of California by President Joseph Biden, confirmed December 2021; elevated to chief U.S. magistrate judge, Eastern District of California, 2020; U.S. magistrate judge, Eastern District of California, 2009-20; judge pro tem, Kern County Superior Court, 2007-09; deputy county counsel, Kern County, 1997-2009.

California Pacific School of Law



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Formal and Fast U.S. Eastern District of California (Bakersfield) Mar. 11, 2021
Jennifer L. Thurston Eastern District (Bakersfield) May 11, 2011

Rulings
Case Category Published
Stavrianoudakis v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
reversed in part
Civil Procedure Jul. 24, 2024
Cuevas v. City of Tulare
affirmed
Qualified Immunity Jul. 10, 2024
Vazquez v. County of Kern
reversed and remanded
Civil Rights Feb. 3, 2020

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Atul Gupta v. Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Crothall Services Personal Injury Dec. 30, 2003
Title Court Published
Formal and Fast U.S. Eastern District of California (Bakersfield) Mar. 11, 2021
Jennifer L. Thurston Eastern District (Bakersfield) May 11, 2011
Case Category Published
Stavrianoudakis v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
reversed in part
Civil Procedure Jul. 24, 2024
Cuevas v. City of Tulare
affirmed
Qualified Immunity Jul. 10, 2024
Vazquez v. County of Kern
reversed and remanded
Civil Rights Feb. 3, 2020
Case Name Topic Role Published
Atul Gupta v. Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Crothall Services Personal Injury Dec. 30, 2003