Northern District of California (San Francisco)
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
By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White has a shot at a rare judicial coup: his landmark February opinion finding unconstitutional part of the controversial Defense of Marriage Act could go straight to the U.S. Supreme Court for review, bypassing the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
"It's like having your paper graded by the principal," said White, 66.
His opinion focused on la... (continued)
