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'''Claudia Ann Wilken''' (born August 1949) is a [[Senior Status|Senior]] [[United States federal judge|United States District Court]] Judge of the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of California]].
'''Claudia Ann Wilken''' (born August 17, 1949)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NcmlJubVSu8C&pg=PA555|page=555|title=Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session, on Confirmations of Appointees to the Federal Judiciary, September 23; October 7 and 20; November 9, 16, and 18, 1993|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|year=1995}}</ref> is a [[Senior status|senior]] [[United States federal judge|United States District Court]] Judge of the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of California]].


==Education and career==
==Education and career==


Born in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]], Wilken received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from [[Stanford University]] in 1971 and a [[Juris Doctor]] from the [[University of California, Berkeley School of Law]] (Boalt Hall) in 1975. She was a Staff attorney of Federal Public Defender's Office, Northern District of California from 1975 to 1978. She was in private practice in [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]], [[California]] from 1978 to 1984. She was an Adjunct professor, University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law from 1978 to 1984. She was a Professor, [[New College School of Law]] from 1980 to 1985.
Born in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]], Wilken received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from [[Stanford University]] in 1971 and a [[Juris Doctor]] from the [[University of California, Berkeley School of Law]] (Boalt Hall) in 1975. She was a Staff attorney of Federal Public Defender's Office, Northern District of California from 1975 to 1978. She was in private practice in [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]], [[California]] from 1978 to 1984. She was an adjunct professor, University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law from 1978 to 1984. She was a professor, [[New College School of Law]] from 1980 to 1985.


==Federal judicial service==
==Federal judicial service==


Wilken was nominated by President [[Bill Clinton]] on October 7, 1993, to a new seat created by 104 Stat. 5089. She was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on November 20, 1993, and received her commission on November 22, 1993. She served as chief judge from August 31, 2012 until December 17, 2014, at which time she assumed [[senior status]].
Wilken was nominated by President [[Bill Clinton]] on October 7, 1993, to a new seat created by 104 Stat. 5089. She was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on November 20, 1993, and received her commission on November 22, 1993. She served as chief judge from August 31, 2012, until December 17, 2014, at which time she assumed [[senior status]].


Wilken was formerly a [[United States magistrate judge]] for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, from 1983 to 1993.
Wilken was formerly a [[United States magistrate judge]] for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, from 1983 to 1993.

Wilken relied on Stump v. Sparkman, a case where a judge was held to be absolutely immune for sterilizing a retarded woman without due process, to protect two judges in San Francisco (Ronald Quidachay and Paul H. Alvarado) who were accused of corruption.<ref>https://casetext.com/case/liao-v-quidachay</ref>


==Notable cases==
==Notable cases==


In 2014 Wilken ruled against the [[NCAA]] in [[O'Bannon v. NCAA]], saying that the organization violated the [[Sherman Antitrust Act]] by prohibiting universities from giving student-athletes a share of the revenues earned when their image and personal details were broadcast over television or through other contracts.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Grasgreen|first1=Allie|title=Judge rules against NCAA in antitrust suit|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2014/08/ncaa-antitrust-lawsuit-ruling-109869.html?hp=l13|website=www.politico.com|publisher=Politico|access-date=9 August 2014}}</ref> For this, in 2014 she was named one of ESPNW's Impact 25.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/espnw/news-commentary/impact25/slideshow/12020053/17/claudia-wilken-65-federal-judge-united-states-district-court-northern-district-california|title=2014 espnW Impact 25}}</ref>
In 2014 Wilken ruled against the [[NCAA]] in [[O'Bannon v. NCAA]], saying that the organization violated the [[Sherman Antitrust Act]] by prohibiting universities from giving student-athletes a share of the revenues earned when their image and personal details were broadcast over television or through other contracts.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Grasgreen|first1=Allie|title=Judge rules against NCAA in antitrust suit|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2014/08/ncaa-antitrust-lawsuit-ruling-109869.html?hp=l13|website=www.politico.com|publisher=Politico|access-date=9 August 2014}}</ref> For this, in 2014 she was named one of ESPNW's Impact 25.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/espnw/news-commentary/impact25/slideshow/12020053/17/claudia-wilken-65-federal-judge-united-states-district-court-northern-district-california|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216171653/http://espn.go.com/espnw/news-commentary/impact25/slideshow/12020053/17/claudia-wilken-65-federal-judge-united-states-district-court-northern-district-california|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 16, 2014|title=2014 espnW Impact 25}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:12, 16 July 2024

Claudia Ann Wilken
Official portrait
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 17, 2014
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
In office
August 31, 2012 – December 17, 2014
Preceded byJames Ware
Succeeded byPhyllis J. Hamilton
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
In office
November 22, 1993 – December 17, 2014
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded bySeat established by 104 Stat. 5089
Succeeded byHaywood Gilliam
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
In office
1983–1993
Personal details
Born (1949-08-17) August 17, 1949 (age 75)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
EducationStanford University (BA)
University of California, Berkeley (JD)

Claudia Ann Wilken (born August 17, 1949)[1] is a senior United States District Court Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

Education and career

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Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Wilken received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University in 1971 and a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall) in 1975. She was a Staff attorney of Federal Public Defender's Office, Northern District of California from 1975 to 1978. She was in private practice in Berkeley, California from 1978 to 1984. She was an adjunct professor, University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law from 1978 to 1984. She was a professor, New College School of Law from 1980 to 1985.

Federal judicial service

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Wilken was nominated by President Bill Clinton on October 7, 1993, to a new seat created by 104 Stat. 5089. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 20, 1993, and received her commission on November 22, 1993. She served as chief judge from August 31, 2012, until December 17, 2014, at which time she assumed senior status.

Wilken was formerly a United States magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, from 1983 to 1993.

Notable cases

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In 2014 Wilken ruled against the NCAA in O'Bannon v. NCAA, saying that the organization violated the Sherman Antitrust Act by prohibiting universities from giving student-athletes a share of the revenues earned when their image and personal details were broadcast over television or through other contracts.[2] For this, in 2014 she was named one of ESPNW's Impact 25.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session, on Confirmations of Appointees to the Federal Judiciary, September 23; October 7 and 20; November 9, 16, and 18, 1993. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1995. p. 555.
  2. ^ Grasgreen, Allie. "Judge rules against NCAA in antitrust suit". www.politico.com. Politico. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  3. ^ "2014 espnW Impact 25". Archived from the original on December 16, 2014.

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Preceded by
Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089
 Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
1993–2014 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
2012–2014 		Succeeded by
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