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Wise, Noël
Federal Judicial Service:
Confirmed as Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on June 13, 2024, to a seat to be vacated by Edward John Davila. Confirmed by the Senate on December 11, 2024. Commission not yet received.
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