Northern District of California (Oakland)
Career Highlights: Moved to senior status February 1, 2021. Appointed to the Northern District of California by President George W. Bush, November 2002; partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, San Francisco, 1978-2002; attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1977-78; assistant U.S. attorney, District of Maryland, Baltimore, 1971-77; attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1970-71
Law School: University at Buffalo School of Law
Career Highlights: Moved to senior status February 1, 2021. Appointed to the Northern District of California by President George W. Bush, November 2002; partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, San Francisco, 1978-2002; attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1977-78; assistant U.S. attorney, District of Maryland, Baltimore, 1971-77; attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1970-71
Law School: University at Buffalo School of Law
OAKLAND -- U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White keeps two sets of notes when hearing a case. One is his analysis of the arguments. The other is advice for attorneys.
"Lawyer asked a non-leading question on cross," he scribbled on a legal pad.
"Lawyer was not prepared," he wrote on the line after that.
In a career spanning nearly 50 years at the highe... (continued)
