Noël Wise
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California | Judge | Joseph R. Biden (Democratic) | Dec 19, 2024 | — |
Education
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas, B.S., 1989
- Nova University (now Nova Southeastern University) Shepard Broad Law Center, J.D., 1993
- Stanford Law School, J.S.M., 2002
Professional Career
Law clerk, Hon. Harry Lee Anstead, Florida District Court of Appeal, Fourth District, 1993-1994; Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1994-2002; Honors trial attorney, Environmental Enforcement Section, 1994-1997; Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of California (on detail), 1997-1998; Trial attorney, Environmental Crimes Section, 1998-1999; Trial attorney, Environmental Enforcement Section, 1999-2002; Associate professor, George Washington University Law School, 1995-1997; Adjunct professor, Semester in Washington Program, Vermont Law School, 1997-1998; Adjunct professor, Golden Gate University School of Law, 2000-2001; Lecturer, University of California, Berkeley School of Law, 2000-2006; Teaching fellow, Stanford Law School, 2001-2002; Private practice, San Francisco, California, 2002-2004; In-house counsel, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Francisco, California, 2004-2006; acting director and manager of Renewable Power Generation, 2005-2006; Private practice, Alameda, California, 2006-2014; Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, 2014-2024; Judge, Family Law Division, 2014-2016; Assistant supervising judge, Family Law Division, 2017; Panel judge, Appellate Division, 2018-2019; Judge and acting supervising judge, Civil Division, 2018-2021; Supervising judge, Appellate Division, 2019-2021; Judge pro tem, California Court of Appeal, Second District, 2021-2022; Judge, Civil Division, 2023; Supervising judge, Civil Complex Litigation, 2023-2024