Jennifer Leigh Thurston

b. 1967 · Bakersfield, CA

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of CaliforniaJudgeJoseph R. Biden (Democratic)Dec 27, 2021

Education

  • California State University, Bakersfield, B.S., 1989
  • California Pacific School of Law, J.D., 1997
  • Duke University School of Law, LL.M., 2018

Professional Career

Deputy county counsel, Kern County, California, 1997-2007

Other Federal Judicial Service

  • U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, 2009-2021; chief magistrate judge, 2020-2021

External Links