Attorney RecordCivil Rights · Alameda County
John Leonard Burris · Civil Rights Attorney
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John Leonard Burris is on California’s State Bar roll, #69888, admitted in 1976; license status: active as of 22 July 2026. The address of record is in Oakland, Alameda County. Practice areas listed in the registry: Civil Rights. 12 case appearances are listed on this profile. The employer on the official record is Law Offices of John L. Burris. Registry record updated 19 August 2026; license information comes from the State Bar.
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| State Bar number | #69888 |
|---|---|
| License status | Active |
| Admitted | 1976 |
| Law school | Univ of California Berkeley |
| Firm | Law Offices of John L. Burris |
| Location | Oakland, Alameda County |
| Registry identity | Official State Bar record |
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| Case | Appeared for | Citation | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nunez v. City of San Jose | Counsel for the plaintiff | 381 F. Supp. 3d 1192 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 23 May 2019 |
| Timothy Nelson v. City of Davis | Counsel for the respondent | 685 F.3d 867 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 11 July 2012 |
| Steven Yourke v. City and County of San Francis | Counsel for the appellant | 473 F. App'x 725 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 25 May 2012 |
| Torry Smith v. City of Oakland | Counsel for the respondent | 379 F. App'x 647 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 18 May 2010 |
| Espinosa v. City and County of San Francisco | Counsel for the respondent | 598 F.3d 528 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 9 March 2010 |
| Azizian v. Federated Department Stores, Inc. | Counsel for the plaintiff | 499 F.3d 950 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 23 August 2007 |
| Freitag v. Ayers | Counsel for the plaintiff | 468 F.3d 528 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 13 September 2006 |
| Freitag v. Ayers | Counsel for the plaintiff | 463 F.3d 838 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 12 September 2006 |
| Venerable v. City of Sacramento | Counsel for the plaintiff | 185 F. Supp. 2d 1128 | U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California | 4 January 2002 |
| 54 Fair empl.prac.cas. 616, 55 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 40,464 United States of America v. Johnnie F. Clark, United States of America v. Theresa Jeffery | Counsel for the appellant | 918 F.2d 843 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 14 November 1990 |
| Washington v. Duty Free Shoppers, Ltd. | Counsel for the plaintiff | 710 F. Supp. 1288 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 2 December 1988 |
| Washington v. Duty Free Shoppers | Counsel for the plaintiff | 696 F. Supp. 1323 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 13 June 1988 |
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On the official record
The employer on the official record is Law Offices of John L. Burris.
The law school on the record is UC Berkeley School of Law.
Admitted to the California Bar in 1976 · 50 years on the roll.
Practice areas on the record: Civil Rights.
12 appearances as counsel in published opinions are on this record.
The address of record is in Oakland, in Alameda County, where matters are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, seated at Oakland.
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