Jump to content

Claudia Ann Wilken: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
GreenC bot (talk | contribs)
Rescued 1 archive link. Wayback Medic 2.5 per WP:URLREQ#espn.go.com
 
(44 intermediate revisions by 19 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|American judge (born 1949)}}
{{Infobox Officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Claudia Wilken
|image = Claudia Ann Wiken 13.JPG
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Claudia Ann Wilken
|office = [[Senior Status|Senior Judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of California]]
| honorific-suffix =
|term_start = December 16, 2014
| image = Judge Claudia Wilken official portrait art United States District Court by Scott Johnston.jpg
|term_end =
| alt =
|office1 = Chief Judge of the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of California]]
| caption = Official portrait
|term_start1 = August 31, 2012
| office = [[Senior status|Senior Judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of California]]
|term_end1 = December 16, 2014
| term_start = December 17, 2014
|predecessor1 = [[James Ware (judge)|James Ware]]
| term_end =
|successor1 = [[Phyllis Jean Hamilton]]
|office2 = Judge of the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of California]]
| office1 = Chief Judge of the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of California]]
| term_start1 = August 31, 2012
|appointer2 = [[Bill Clinton]]
| term_end1 = December 17, 2014
|term_start2 = November 22, 1993
| predecessor1 = [[James Ware (judge)|James Ware]]
|term_end2 = December 16, 2014
| successor1 = [[Phyllis J. Hamilton]]
|predecessor2 = ''new seat authorized by 104 Stat. 5089''
| office2 = Judge of the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of California]]
|successor2 = [[Haywood Stirling Gilliam, Jr.]]
| term_start2 = November 22, 1993
|birth_date = {{birth year and age|1949}}
| term_end2 = December 17, 2014
|birth_place = {{nowrap|[[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]], [[United States|U.S.]]}}
| appointer2 = [[List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton|Bill Clinton]]
|death_date =
| predecessor2 = ''Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089''
|death_place =
| successor2 = [[Haywood Gilliam]]
|alma_mater = [[Stanford University]]<br>[[UC Berkeley School of Law]]
| office3 = Magistrate Judge of the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of California]]
| term_start3 = 1983
| term_end3 = 1993
| pronunciation =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|8|17}}
| birth_place = [[Minneapolis]], Minnesota, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| death_cause =
| resting_place =
| resting_place_coordinates =
| citizenship =
| nationality =
| party =
| otherparty =
| height =
| spouse =
| partner =
| relations =
| children =
| parents =
| mother =
| father =
| relatives =
| residence =
| education = [[Stanford University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>{{nowrap|[[UC Berkeley School of Law|University of California, Berkeley]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])}}
| occupation =
| profession =
| known_for =
| salary =
| net_worth =
| cabinet =
| committees =
| portfolio =
| religion =
| awards =
| signature =
| signature_alt =
| website =
<!--Embedded templates / Footnotes-->
| footnotes =
}}
}}
[[File:Claudia Ann Wiken 13.JPG|thumb]]
'''Claudia Ann Wilken''' (born 1949) is a [[Senior Status|Senior]] [[United States federal 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==
Born in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]], Wilken received a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] from [[Stanford University]] in 1971 and a [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] 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.


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.
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 23, 2012 until December 16, 2014, at which time she assumed senior status.


==Federal judicial service==
Wilken was formerly a [[United States Magistrate Judge]] for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, 1983–1993.


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]].
[[File:Judge Claudia Wilken official portrait art United States District Court by Scott Johnston.jpg|thumb|Judge Claudia Ann Wilken's official portrait for the U.S. District Court was painted by Scott Wallace Johnston]]


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==
==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|accessdate=9 August 2014}}</ref> For this, in 2014 she was named one of ESPNW's Impact 25.<ref>http://espn.go.com/espnw/news-commentary/impact25/slideshow/12020053/17/claudia-wilken-65-federal-judge-united-states-district-court-northern-district-california</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==
Line 40: Line 85:


==Sources==
==Sources==
* {{FJC Bio|2579}}
*{{FJC Bio|nid=1389756}}


{{s-start}}
{{s-start}}
{{s-legal}}
{{s-legal}}
{{s-bef|before=Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089}}
{{s-ttl|title={{nowrap|Judge of the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of California]]}}|years=1993–2014}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Haywood Gilliam]]}}
{{s-bef|before=[[James Ware (judge)|James Ware]]}}
{{s-bef|before=[[James Ware (judge)|James Ware]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=Chief Judge of the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of California]]|years=2012–2014}}
{{s-ttl|title={{nowrap|Chief Judge of the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of California]]}}|years=2012–2014}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Phyllis Jean Hamilton]]}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Phyllis J. Hamilton]]}}
|-
{{s-bef|before=''new seat authorized by 104 Stat. 5089''}}
{{s-ttl|title=Judge of the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of California]]|years=1993–2014}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Haywood Stirling Gilliam, Jr.]]}}
{{s-end}}
{{s-end}}


{{United States 9th Circuit senior district judges}}
{{United States 9th Circuit senior district judges}}

{{United States Judicial Conference}}
{{Authority control}}
{{Authority control}}


Line 60: Line 104:
[[Category:1949 births]]
[[Category:1949 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American women judges]]
[[Category:Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California]]
[[Category:Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California]]
[[Category:New College of California faculty]]
[[Category:New College of California faculty]]
[[Category:People from Minneapolis, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Lawyers from Minneapolis]]
[[Category:Stanford University alumni]]
[[Category:Stanford University alumni]]
[[Category:United States district court judges appointed by Bill Clinton]]
[[Category:United States district court judges appointed by Bill Clinton]]
[[Category:United States magistrate judges]]
[[Category:United States magistrate judges]]
[[Category:University of California, Berkeley School of Law faculty]]
[[Category:UC Berkeley School of Law faculty]]
[[Category:University of California, Berkeley faculty]]
[[Category:UC Berkeley School of Law alumni]]
[[Category:University of California, Berkeley School of Law alumni]]
[[Category:American women legal scholars]]
[[Category:American legal scholars]]
[[Category:20th-century American judges]]
[[Category:21st-century American judges]]
[[Category:20th-century American women judges]]
[[Category:21st-century American women judges]]
[[Category:Public defenders]]

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
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

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

[edit]
  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.

Sources

[edit]
Legal offices
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