Delwen Jensen

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Delwen Jensen
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 - Current
Preceded by:   William Orrick
Personal History
Born:   1928
Home State:   Brigham City, UT
Bachelors:   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.

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

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