Beth Labson Freeman
Beth Freeman | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California | |
| Assumed office February 26, 2014 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1953 (age 70–71) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley Harvard Law School |
Beth Labson Freeman (born 1953) is a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Biography
Freeman was born Beth Ann Labson in 1953, in Washington, D.C..[1] She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1976 from the University of California at Berkeley. She received a Juris Doctor in 1979 from Harvard Law School. From 1979 to 1981, she worked at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver and Jacobson and from 1981 to 1983, she worked at Lasky, Haas, Cohler and Munter. From 1983 to 2001, she served as Deputy County Counsel at the San Mateo County Counsel's Office. From 2001 to 2014, she served as a Judge on the San Mateo County Superior Court, serving as Assistant Presiding Judge from 2009 to 2010 and Presiding Judge from 2011 to 2012. As a county judge, she presided over a broad array of civil and criminal matters.[2]
Federal judicial service
On June 20, 2013, President Obama nominated Freeman to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, to a new seat created on October 3, 2011, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 133(b)(1).[3]
On October 31, 2013, the Senate Judiciary Committee reported Freeman's nomination to the full Senate. After the first session of the 113th Congress ended, Freeman's nomination was returned to President Obama, who renominated Freeman in January 2014. The Senate Judiciary Committee reported Freeman's nomination to the full Senate on January 16, 2014.[4]
On February 12, 2014, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed for cloture on Freeman's nomination. On Tuesday February 25, 2014 the Senate voted 56-42 to invoke cloture on Freeman's nomination, with one Senator voting present. The Freeman nomination was confirmed later that day by a vote of 91-7.[5] Freeman received her judicial commission on February 26, 2014.[6]
References
- ^ Senate Judiciary Committee Nomination Questionnaire
- ^ Nomination announcement from whitehouse.gov
- ^ Nomination announcement from whitehouse.gov
- ^ http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/nominations/Materials113thCongress.cfm
- ^ U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 113th Congress - 2nd Session, Vote Summary: Vote Number 43, United States Senate, February 25, 2014
- ^ "Freeman, Beth Labson". Biographical Directory of Federal Judges. Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
External links
- Beth Labson Freeman at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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