Delwen Jensen

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Delwen Jensen
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Current Court Information:
United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Title:   Senior Judge
Service:
Appointed by:   Ronald Reagan
Active:   6/25/1986 - 6/27/1997
Senior:   6/27/1997 - Present
Preceded by:   William Orrick
Succeeded by:   Charles Breyer
Personal History
Born:   1928
Home State:   Brigham City, UT
Undergraduate:   U. of California, Berkeley, A.B., 1949
Law School:   U. of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, LL.B., 1952
Military service:   U.S. Army 1952 - 1954 Corporal

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Delwen Lowell Jensen (1928-present) is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

Jensen was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on June 2, 1986, to a seat vacated by William Orrick; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 24, 1986, and received commission the next day. He assumed senior status on June 27, 1997. Jensen was succeeded in this position by Charles Breyer.

Early life and education

  • University of California, Berkeley, A.B., 1949
  • University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, LL.B., 1952

Professional career

  • U.S. Army Corporal, 1952-1954
  • Private practice, Oakland, California, 1954-1955
  • Deputy district attorney, Alameda County, California, 1955-1966
  • Assistant district attorney, Alameda County, California, 1966-1969
  • District attorney, Alameda County, California, 1969-1981
  • Assistant U.S. attorney general, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1981-1983
  • Associate U.S. attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1983-1985
  • Deputy U.S. attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1985-1986

Judicial career

Northern District of California

Jensen was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on June 2, 1986, to a seat vacated by William Orrick;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on June 24, 1986, and received commission the next day. He assumed senior status on June 27, 1997. Jensen was succeeded in this position by Charles Breyer.

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Federal judicial offices
Preceded by:
William Orrick
Northern District of California
1986–1997
Succeeded by:
Charles Breyer


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