1. Jeffrey Steven White was born on September 2,1945 and is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
14 Facts About Jeffrey White
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Jeffrey White was an attorney in the Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice from 1970 to 1971 and again from 1977 to 1978, serving in the interim as an assistant United States attorney for the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
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Jeffrey White was in private practice in San Francisco, California from 1978 to 2002.
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On July 25,2002, White was nominated by President George W Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California vacated by Judge Charles A Legge.
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Jeffrey White was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 14,2002.
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In 2005, Jeffrey White allowed environmental groups and four municipalities to go forward with a lawsuit against federal agencies.
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In 2009, Jeffrey White ruled that the federal government agency USDA-APHIS had violated Federal Law in deregulating glyphosate-resistant sugar beet without adequately evaluating the environmental and socio-economic impacts of allowing commercial production.
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Immediately after Jeffrey White's ruling, USDA-APHIS prepared an Environmental Assessment seeking partial deregulation of glyphosate-resistant sugar beet.
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In February 2008, Jeffrey White shut down the ISP for the American mirror of the Website WikiLeaks.
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On February 18,2008, Jeffrey White approved an agreement between Dynadot and Baer ; this action garnered news coverage around the world.
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Jeffrey White's order was widely criticized as both improper and ineffective.
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Jeffrey White vacated his injunction on February 29,2008, citing First Amendment concerns and questions about legal jurisdiction.
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In 2012, Jeffrey White ruled in favour of a staff attorney in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit who sued to get health benefits for her spouse under California law.
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In 2024, Jeffrey White "implored the Biden administration to 'examine the results of their unflagging support' of Israel" in the Gaza war.