Judges and Judiciary
Jan. 19, 2006
Showing Compassion, But Respecting the Rule of Law
SAN FRANCISCO - When two seriously ill women asked permission in San Francisco federal court to smoke and grow marijuana without fear of federal prosecution, U.S. District Judge Martin Jenkins turned them down.
Judge,
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Career highlights: appointed by President Bill Clinton to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, 1997; elevated by Gov. Pete Wilson to Alameda County Superior Court, 1992; appointed by Gov. G...
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