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Deborah L. Barnes

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U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge (Ret.)



Appointed U.S. Magistrate Judge, 2016, retired July 31, 2024; deputy attorney general, California Department of Justice, 2003-2016; attorney, California Environmental Protection Agency, 2000-2003; deputy attorney general, California Department of Justice, 1993-2000; deputy public defender, Eastern District federal defender's office, 1988-1993; associate, Weintraub, Genshlea, Hardy, Erick & Brown, 1987-1988; deputy district attorney, Sacramento County district attorney's office, 1986-1987

McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, 1986



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
‘Any Odd Job’ Eastern District of California (Sacramento) Oct. 3, 2017

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Donshea Jones, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Tirehub LLC, and Does 1-100, inclusive Employment Law judge Oct. 6, 2023
Arthur Ray Deere Sr. v. Joe Lizarraga, et al. Civil Rights judge Dec. 18, 2020
Ricardo West v. Andrew M. Saul Government judge Jun. 5, 2020
Frankie Reis Vieira v. Andrew M. Saul Government judge Jun. 5, 2020
Gilroy E. Johnson v. Lee Kelley Civil Rights judge May 1, 2020
Michael John Jacomet v. Andrew M. Saul Government judge Mar. 6, 2020
Mary Jo Silva v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge May 3, 2019
Marc Horst Raulfs v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge May 3, 2019
Haley J. Fillmore v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Apr. 19, 2019
Title Court Published
‘Any Odd Job’ Eastern District of California (Sacramento) Oct. 3, 2017
Case Name Topic Role Published
Donshea Jones, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Tirehub LLC, and Does 1-100, inclusive Employment Law judge Oct. 6, 2023
Arthur Ray Deere Sr. v. Joe Lizarraga, et al. Civil Rights judge Dec. 18, 2020
Ricardo West v. Andrew M. Saul Government judge Jun. 5, 2020
Frankie Reis Vieira v. Andrew M. Saul Government judge Jun. 5, 2020
Gilroy E. Johnson v. Lee Kelley Civil Rights judge May 1, 2020
Michael John Jacomet v. Andrew M. Saul Government judge Mar. 6, 2020
Mary Jo Silva v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge May 3, 2019
Marc Horst Raulfs v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge May 3, 2019
Haley J. Fillmore v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Apr. 19, 2019