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Robert Schnacke
Robert Howard Schnacke (1913-1994) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Schnacke was nominated by President Richard Nixon on September 10, 1970, to a seat vacated by George Harris; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 13, 1970, and received commission on October 15, 1970. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1983. He served the Northern District of California until his death on June 5, 1994. Schnacke was succeeded in this position by Charles Legge.
Early life and education
- University of California, Hastings College of Law, J.D., 1938
Professional career
- Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1938-1942
- U.S. Army, special agent, Counter Intelligence Corps, 1942-1946
- Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1946
- Deputy commissioner, Division of Corporations, State of California, 1947-1951
- Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1951-1953
- Assistant U.S. attorney / chief of criminal division, Northern District of California, 1953-1958
- U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California, 1958-1959
- Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1959-1968
- Judge, Superior Court of California, 1968-1970
Judicial career
Northern District of California
Schnacke was nominated by President Richard Nixon on September 10, 1970, to a seat vacated by George Harris; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 13, 1970, and received commission on October 15, 1970.[1] He assumed senior status on December 31, 1983. He served the Northern District of California until his death on June 5, 1994. Schnacke was succeeded in this position by Charles Legge.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: George Harris |
Northern District of California 1970–1983 Seat #5 |
Succeeded by: Charles Legge
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| 1969 |
Adams • Barlow • Battin • Brooks • Burger • Carswell • Clark • Garth • Gibbons • Goodwin • Hannum • Herman • Ingraham • Kilkenny • Lane • Levin • MacKinnon • McFadden • Middlebrooks • Parker • Robb • Trask • Widener • Wilkins • Williams • Wright | ||
| 1970 |
Becker • Blackmun • Bogue • Bratcher • Bue • Conti • Cox • Ditter • Dupree • Eisele • Engel • Fay • Feikens • Fisher • Frey • Gorbey • Hill • Huyett • Kelleher • Kennedy • Kent • King • Kitchen • Knapp • Knox • Krupansky • McCune • McGarr • McWilliams • Mechem • J. Miller • W. Miller • Morton • Moye • Muir • O'Kelley • Oakes • Pell • Pointer • Pratt • Roney • Rosenn • Ross • Schnacke • Scott • Stapleton • Steger • Stevens • Teitelbaum • Thompson • Tjoflat • Toledo • Turrentine • Urbom • VanArtsdalen • Walinski • Wallace • Wangelin • Webster • Weis • Wellford • Wilkey • Winner • Wood | ||
| 1971 |
Alaimo • Allen • A. Anderson • J. Anderson • Barrett • Bauer • Bauman • Benson • Blair • Blatt • Boe • Brieant • Broderick • Bryan Jr. • Byrne • Campbell • Chapman • Choy • Contie • Costantino • DeMascio • Denney • Dier • Doyle • Field • Finesilver • Flannery • Freeman • Gagliardi • Goodwin • Gordon • Green • Gurfein • Hall • Hand • Hodges • Holden • Hunter • Kunzig • Lacey • Lucas • Lydick • Mansfield • McGovern • McLaren • McMillen • Mulligan • Murray • Neaher • Newcomer • Newman • Nielsen • O'Connor • Oakes • Pierce • Powell • Rehnquist • Renfrew • Richey • Rosen • Rubin • Russell • Scalera • Sharp • Sprecher • Stephenson • Stuart • Timbers • Tone • Sickle • Varner • R. West • Williams • Young | ||
| 1972 |
Bechtle • Bennett • Burns • Campbell • Carter • Coffrin • Duffy • Enright • Foreman • Freedman • Griesa • Hermansdorfer • Joiner • Kashiwa • King • Knapp • Lively • Mahon • Markey • Neill • Owens • Pesquera • Roettger • Skopil, Jr. • Stewart • Tauro • Turk • Wallace • H. Ward • R. Ward • Widener | ||
| 1973 |
Biunno • Conner • Engel • Fogel • Garth • Gee • Guin • Hancock • Harvey • Marshall • Miller • Nangle • Owen • Reed • Schatz • Sharp • Skinner • Sneed • Snyder • Stern • Webster • Weis • Wood | ||
| 1974 |
Alsop • Duncan • Firth • Gurfein • Hill • Matsch • McGlynn • Meanor • Miles • Morris • Orrick • Platt • Porter • Schwartz • Stagg • Tone • Voorhees • Warren • Warriner • Werker | ||
