Judge
Superior Court of the County of San Mateo
Full bio to come

The Honorable Thomas Jenkins was a co-founder of LeadingAge (formerly American Association of Homes for the Aging) and LeadingAge California (previously Aging Services of California), and a founding partner of Hanson Bridgett law firm in San Francisco. Early in his career, he recognized the need to address aging services nationwide. He authored an application to obtain IRS Revenue Ruling 71-124, which remains the basis for federal tax exemptions for all CCRCs/Life Plan Communities today. He served as the third president and board member of LeadingAge and as chairman and board member of Sequoia Living (formerly Northern California Presbyterian Homes) and LeadingAge. His impactful career spanned over five decades.