HONORABLE JAMES WARE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
280 South First Street
San Francisco, CA 95113
(408) 535-5454

EDUCATION

CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, BA
STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, JD

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 1990 - Present
Judge, presides over civil and criminal cases San Jose, CA

SANTA CLARA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT 1988 - 1990
Judge Santa Clara, CA

RITCHEY, FISHER, WHITMAN & KLEIN 1972 - 1988
Attorney Palo Alto, CA

RELATED EXPERIENCE

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: Member, Civil Litigation Consulting Group to the State Bar Board of Legal Specialization (1983-88); Board of Trustees, Santa Clara County Bar Association (1984-86); Board of Trustees, Stanford University (1983-88); Board of Directors, East Palo Alto Law Project (1987-88); Member, Ninth Circuit Task Force on Racial, Religious, and Ethnic Fairness (1993-present).

ISDLS PARTICIPATION: Participated in legal exchanges with Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Egypt, Palestine and Morocco. Participated in phases I and II of the Jordan project.

HONORS: 1996 Fulbright lecturer to Jordan.