District Judge
USDC Northern District of California
Oakland
Days:
M-F
1301 Clay Street #400S
Oakland , CA 94612-5212
(510) 637-3378
Los Angeles , CA 90010
Appointed by President Joe Biden, as U.S. district judge, Northern District of California, 2023; staff and supervising attorney, National Immigration Law Center, Oakland, 2018-23; managing attorney, Immigrants' Rights Project, Community Legal Services, East Palo Alto, 2017-18; civil rights attorney, U.S. Department of Education, San Francisco, 2016-17; senior staff attorney, Immigrants' Rights Project, American Civil Liberties Union, San Francisco, 2013-15; lecturer, UC Berkeley School of Law, 2012, 2013, 2016; staff attorney, Legal Aid at Work, San Francisco, 2010-13; fellow, staff attorney, Women's Rights Project, American Civil Liberties Union, 2006-10; law clerk for U.S. District Judge David Briones, Western District of Texas, 2004-06
UC Berkeley School of Law
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin joined the legal profession to have a bigger impact | Aug. 2, 2024 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Liu v. Kaiser Permanente Employees Pension Plan
reversed and remanded
|
ERISA | Aug. 31, 2026 |
|
Rusoff v. The Happy Group, Inc.
reversed
|
Consumer Law | Aug. 17, 2026 |
|
Surgical Instrument Service Company v. Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
reversed and remanded
|
Antitrust | Aug. 13, 2026 |
|
U.S. v. Yates
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 29, 2026 |
| Milliken v. Bank of America, N.A. | Consumer Law | Dec. 29, 2025 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin joined the legal profession to have a bigger impact | Aug. 2, 2024 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Liu v. Kaiser Permanente Employees Pension Plan
reversed and remanded
|
ERISA | Aug. 31, 2026 |
|
Rusoff v. The Happy Group, Inc.
reversed
|
Consumer Law | Aug. 17, 2026 |
|
Surgical Instrument Service Company v. Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
reversed and remanded
|
Antitrust | Aug. 13, 2026 |
|
U.S. v. Yates
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 29, 2026 |
| Milliken v. Bank of America, N.A. | Consumer Law | Dec. 29, 2025 |