Susan Illston

Susan Yvonne Illston (born June 24, 1948) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. She was nominated by President Bill Clinton and confirmed by the Senate in 1995. She assumed senior status in 2013. Education and career Illston was born in Tokyo, Japan, was raised in the military and attended Fort Knox High School. She graduated Duke University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in 1970, and she received a Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School in 1973. Prior to her appointment, Illston served in private practice first as an associate, then as a partner, at Cotchett, Illston & Pitre in Burlingame, California from 1973 to 1995. Federal judicial service