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# Kimberly Jo Mueller

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California · U.S. District Judge

## Profile

- Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
- State: California
- Role: U.S. District Judge
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, District Court, E.D. California, 2010-present
- Adjunct professor, University of California Davis School of Law, 1999-present
- Chief United States District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller was appointed by President Barack Obama as a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of California on December 21, 2010
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, 2003-2010
- Adjunct professor, University of the Pacific, 2000-2001

### Education

- Stanford University — J.D. (1995)
- Pomona College — B.A. (1981)

### Additional information

- She assumed the role of Chief Judge on January 1, 2020, based on seniority.
- Private practice, Sacramento, CA, 2000-2003
- Private practice, Sacramento, CA, 1995-1999
- Date of birth: 1957-01-01
- Birth place: Newton, KS

## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2341/kimberly-jo-mueller/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2341/kimberly-jo-mueller/)
- [U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2341/kimberly-jo-mueller/)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2341/kimberly-jo-mueller/)
- [Chief United States District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller was ...](https://www.congress.gov/117/meeting/house/111237/witnesses/HHRG-117-JU03-Bio-MuellerK-20210224-U1.pdf)
- [Mueller, Kimberly Jo | Federal Judicial Center](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/mueller-kimberly-jo)
- [Wikidata: Kimberly J. Mueller](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6409939)

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