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Martin Jenkins (Martin Joseph Jenkins) was born on 12 November, 1953 in San Francisco, California, U.S., is an American judge (born 1953). Discover Martin Jenkins's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 70 years old?

Popular As Martin Joseph Jenkins
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Age 70 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 12 November, 1953
Birthday 12 November
Birthplace San Francisco, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1953

Martin Joseph Jenkins (born November 12, 1953) is an American attorney and jurist serving as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of California.

He was previously 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.

1980

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.

1983

and for the United States Department of Justice in the Civil Rights Division from 1983 to 1985.

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.

1989

A Democrat, Jenkins was appointed to the Alameda County Municipal Court by Republican Governor George Deukmejian in 1989.

1992

In 1992, Republican Governor Pete Wilson appointed him to the Alameda County Superior Court, where he served until 1997.

Jenkins was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

1997

He was nominated by President Bill Clinton on July 24, 1997, to a seat vacated by Eugene F. Lynch.

He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 9, 1997, and received commission on November 12, 1997.

His contribution to federal law includes the Jenkins-Laporte Doctrine, which defines the boundary of copyright and contractual rights in the licensing of digital works.

2007

In August 2007, Jenkins asked Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to consider him for a seat on the California Court of Appeal.

2008

On January 25, 2008, Schwarzenegger nominated Jenkins to fill the vacancy on the First District Court of Appeal created by the retirement of Justice Joanne C. Parrilli.

Jenkins resigned from the federal bench on April 3 and was confirmed on the state bench on April 4, 2008.

2019

He served as the Judicial Appointments Secretary for California Governor Gavin Newsom from January 14, 2019 to December 4, 2020.

2020

On October 5, 2020, Governor Newsom announced that he would nominate Jenkins to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of California, replacing Ming Chin, who retired on August 31, 2020.

When confirmed, he became the first openly gay justice, the third African American man, and the fifth African American person to serve on the court.

On November 11, 2020, Jenkins was confirmed as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of California.

The state's Commission on Judicial Appointments approved his nomination by a 3-0 vote.

On December 4, 2020, Jenkins was sworn in as the newest Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court.

In 2022, Jenkins voted with a majority of the California Supreme Court in ordering University of California, Berkeley to cut its enrollment after a local NIMBY group argued that more students in the college town would have an adverse environmental impact.

, following the 2022 election, he was retained by California voters to continue to serve as an associate justice with 69.4% of an affirmative vote.

Jenkins is Catholic and a member of the St. Thomas More Society of San Francisco.

Jenkins is openly gay.