Delwen Lowell Jensen

Personal

Birthday: 
1928
Birthplace: 
Brigham City, UT
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

U.S. Army corporal, 1952-1954
Private practice, Oakland, California, 1954-1955
Alameda County [California] District Attorney`s Office, 1955-1981; deputy district attorney, 1955-1966; assistant district attorney, 1966-1969; district attorney, 1969-1981
U.S. Department of Justice, 1981-1986; assistant attorney general, Criminal Division, 1981-1983; associate attorney general, 1983-1985; deputy attorney general, 1985-1986

Education

Name of School: 
University of California, Berkeley
Degree: 
A.B.
Degree Year: 
1949
Name of School - Second: 

University of California Berkeley School of Law

Berkeley Law is a community of thinkers and doers exuberantly engaged in life. We are one of the nation's premier law schools, located at one of the world's great universities, in one of the most vibrant places on the planet. At Berkeley Law, we are committed to absolute top-tier education and scholarship. And we are equally committed to using our substantial intellectual capital to help solve real-world problems and to create a more just society. One of our distinguishing features is the extraordinary degree to which our students and faculty partner with people beyond the school: identifying challenges, creating alliances, solving problems, and sparking change.

Degree - Second: 
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second: 
1952

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Northern District of California
Court Name: 

California Northern District Court

President Nominating: 
Ronald Reagan
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
6/25/1986
Retirement from Active Service: 
6/27/1997
Termination Date: 
10/31/2014
Termination Reason: 
Retirement