District Judge
USDC Northern District of California
Phillip Burton Federal Building & US Courthouse
Department/Division:
9
Days:
M-F
Courtroom/Floor:
19th
450 Golden Gate Ave
San Francisco , CA 94102
(415) 522-2039
Appointed to the US District Court for the Northern District of California by President Joe Biden and confirmed May 2022; elected to the Alameda County Superior Court, 2002; deputy public defender in Alameda, 5 years; private criminal defense, 9 years
UC Berkeley School of Law
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Trina S. Thompson | Alameda County (Oakland) | Feb. 18, 2014 |
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
People v. Johnson
reversed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 30, 2020 |
|
Modification: People v. Buchanan
affirmed as modified
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 25, 2019 |
|
People v. Buchanan
affirmed as modified
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 30, 2019 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamika Miller, et al. v. Travel Guard Group Inc., et al. | Business Law | judge | Sep. 6, 2024 |
| LegalForce RAPC Worldwide P.C. v. LegalForce, Inc. | Intellectual Property | judge | Apr. 19, 2024 |
| Trevor Barnes and Stephanie Brown, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Sunpower Corporation | Consumer Law | judge | Feb. 23, 2024 |
| Melissa Barge v. Marc Horwitz, et al. | Civil Rights | judge | Sep. 1, 2023 |
| John Nelson, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd., F. Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Roche Laboratories Inc., Genentech Inc., Genentech USA Inc., and Does 1-100 | Torts | judge | Mar. 10, 2023 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Trina S. Thompson | Alameda County (Oakland) | Feb. 18, 2014 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
People v. Johnson
reversed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 30, 2020 |
|
Modification: People v. Buchanan
affirmed as modified
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 25, 2019 |
|
People v. Buchanan
affirmed as modified
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 30, 2019 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamika Miller, et al. v. Travel Guard Group Inc., et al. | Business Law | judge | Sep. 6, 2024 |
| LegalForce RAPC Worldwide P.C. v. LegalForce, Inc. | Intellectual Property | judge | Apr. 19, 2024 |
| Trevor Barnes and Stephanie Brown, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Sunpower Corporation | Consumer Law | judge | Feb. 23, 2024 |
| Melissa Barge v. Marc Horwitz, et al. | Civil Rights | judge | Sep. 1, 2023 |
| John Nelson, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd., F. Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Roche Laboratories Inc., Genentech Inc., Genentech USA Inc., and Does 1-100 | Torts | judge | Mar. 10, 2023 |