Hon. James Donato

About

Born 1960, Pasadena, CA. Appointed by Barack Hussein Obama (took office 2/26/2014). Has been assigned 3,833 federal cases (2009 to 2026) in the federal docket archive.

Judicial Service

• Judge, District Court, N.D. California (2014–present)

Education

• Harvard University, A.M. (1984)
• Stanford University, J.D. (1988)

Biographical data from the Free Law Project's judge database.

Standing Orders & Practices

• Judge Donato's Standing Order for Civil Cases pdf, 68.75 KB; Judge Donato's Standing Order for Civil Discovery pdf, 75.13 KB; Judge Donato's Standing Order for Civil Jury Trials pdf, 62.95 KB; Judge Donato's Standing Order for Claim Construction in Patent Cases pdf, 43.98 KB; Judge Donato's Standing