Jeff White
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Jeffrey Steven White is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. He joined the court in 2002 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.
Early life and education
A native of New York, White graduated from Queens College of City University of New York with his Bachelor's Degree in 1967 and later graduated from the State University of New York Law School with his Juris Doctor in 1970. [1]
Legal career
- Attorney, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1970-1971
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Maryland, 1971-1977
- Attorney, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1977-1978
- Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1978-2002[1]
Federal judicial career
White was nominated by President George W. Bush on July 25, 2002 to a seat vacated by Charles Legge. White was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 14, 2002 on a majority voice vote and received commission on November 15, 2002. [2][1]
Notable cases
SLAC Researcher case
Judge White is the presiding judge in the trial of Silvya Oommachen, a former SLAC researcher. Oommachen is accused of destroying thousands of protein crystal samples from a federal lab housed at Stanford University. No trial date has been set pending a mental evaluation of Oommachen[3].
Biotech beets
Judge White ruled on September 21, 2009, that the federal government did not properly examine the environmental impacts of sugar beets created by genetic type engineering. The ruling by Judge White could prohibit genetically engineered fruits and vegetables from being grown. Despite the ruling, a separate hearing was originally scheduled on October 30, 2009 in which the judge would remedy a resolution to the case[4].
On March 16, 2010, Judge White allowed farmers to grow genetically modified beets until the judge rules further on whether to ban genetically modified vegetables. The judge will consider a full ban in July of 2010[5].
UC-Berkley raid
Judge White on November 30, 2009, denied a motion to a lawsuit filed by two community organizers in Berkley, California over computers and storage devices seized in a 2008 raid. This comes after the FBI seized computers over allegations of threatening e-mails sent to UC faculty members. The organizations are suing the FBI over violations of the First and Fourth Amendments of the US Constitution[6].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge White's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
- ↑ "THOMAS" Judge White's Confirmation, February 11, 2009
- ↑ "San Jose Mercury News" Trial date for ex-SLAC researcher to be set next month, December 18, 2009
- ↑ New York Times "Judge Rejects Approval of Biotech Sugar Beets", September 22, 2009
- ↑ St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Federal judge denies temporary ban on Monsanto sugar beets", March 17, 2010
- ↑ "DailyCal" Judge Denies FBI Dismissal From Berkeley Raid Lawsuit, December 2, 2009
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