Martin Jenkins
| Martin Joseph Jenkins | |
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| Judge of the California Court of Appeal for the First District | |
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Assumed office April 4, 2008 |
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| Appointed by | Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| Preceded by | Joanne C. Parrilli |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California | |
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In office November 12, 1997 – April 3, 2008 |
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| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Eugene F. Lynch |
| Succeeded by | Edward M. Chen |
| Judge of the Alameda County Superior Court | |
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In office 1992–1997 |
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| Appointed by | Pete Wilson |
| Judge of the Alameda County Municipal Court | |
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In office 1989–1992 |
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| Appointed by | George Deukmejian |
| Personal details | |
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Martin Joseph Jenkins November 12, 1953 San Francisco, California |
| Alma mater |
City College of San Francisco (A.A.) Santa Clara University (B.A.) University of San Francisco School of Law (J.D.) |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Profession | Jurist |
Martin Joseph Jenkins (born November 12, 1953) is a justice of the California Court of Appeal for the First District, located in San Francisco, and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Jenkins was born in San Francisco and raised in the neighborhood of Ingleside. He earned an Associate of Arts degree from City College of San Francisco, then graduated from Santa Clara University with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Jenkins played on the Santa Clara Broncos football team at defensive back. After college, Jenkins briefly played professional football for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. Jenkins then attended the University of San Francisco School of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctor with honors.
Jenkins was a law clerk in the Alameda County District Attorney's Office, California, from 1980 to 1981, and then a deputy district attorney (prosecutor) in that same office from 1981 to 1983. and for the United States Department of Justice in the Civil Rights Division from 1983 to 1985. In 1985, Jenkins moved back to the Bay Area when his mother became ill, then served as in-house counsel for Pacific Bell for four years.
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