Susan van Keulen

Susan Gregory van Keulen[6] (born December 3, 1961) is currently a Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

Susan van Keulen
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Assumed office
January 3, 2017[1][2][3]
Preceded byPaul Grewal[2][4]
Personal details
Born (1961-12-03) December 3, 1961[5]
Burbank, California[5]
Alma materUniversity of California Davis (B.A.)
UCLA School of Law (J.D.)

Education

Judge van Keulen received her undergraduate degree from the University of California Davis and her J.D. degree from UCLA School of Law.[7][2][3]

Career

Upon graduation from law school, Judge van Keulen practiced with the Thelen law firm for twenty years from 1988 to 2008.[7][2] She then worked at the law firm of O'Melveny & Myers as a partner and later served as the Litigation Practice Leader of the firm's Silicon Valley office.[7][2]

Judge van Keulen's practice focused primarily on intellectual property cases in state and federal courts as well as in private arbitrations, with an emphasis on commercial and/or technology-based disputes involving computer, hardware, semiconductor and electronic technologies.[7] Judge van Keulen also prepared numerous cases for trial and served as lead trial counsel in many cases within the Northern District of California. As an active part of her law practice, Judge van Keulen has also regularly represented pro bono clients in cases involving immigration law, landlord-tenant disputes and remedies for victims of domestic violence.[7][2]

Judge van Keulen has also served on the Northern District of California’s Patent Local Rules Advisory Subcommittee from 2006 to 2014 and has further written and lectured widely on patent law, antitrust law and federal procedure.[7][2]

Judicial Service

Judge van Keulen was appointed on January 3, 2017.[1][2][3] She filled the San Jose position vacated by former U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul Grewal, who left the bench to join Facebook in June 2016.[2][4] Judge van Keulen's chambers are currently based in the San Jose division of the Northern District of California.[7]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Courts, Judge Susan van Keulen, Judicial Milestones, https://www.uscourts.gov/judicial-milestones/susan-g-van-keulen
  2. U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, New Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen Joins San Jose Division, https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/news/204
  3. Ballotpedia, Susan van Keulen, https://ballotpedia.org/Susan_van_Keulen
  4. Ross Todd, The Recorder, O'Melveny Litigator Tapped for NDCAL Magistrate Post, https://www.law.com/therecorder/almID/1202768594642/OMelveny-Litigator-Tapped-for-NDCAL-Magistrate-Post/
  5. Hubbell, Martindale (April 1997). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory (California). Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561602223.
  6. https://www.martindale.com/menlo-park/california/susan-gregory-van-keulen-251742-a/
  7. Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/svk
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