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William Copple
William Perry Copple (1916-2000) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.
Copple was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on September 30, 1966, to a new seat created by 80 Stat. 75; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 20, 1966, and received commission on November 3, 1966. He assumed senior status on November 30, 1983. He served the District of Arizona until his death on September 14, 2000. Copple was succeeded in this position by Paul Rosenblatt.
Early life and education
- Long Beach, California, Junior College, A.A., 1934
- University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 1948
- University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, J.D., 1951
Professional career
- Self-employed contractor, 1945-1948, 1951-1952
- Private practice, Yuma, Arizona, 1952-1965
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona, 1965-1966
Judicial career
District of Arizona
Copple was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on September 30, 1966, to a new seat created by 80 Stat. 75;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on October 20, 1966, and received commission on November 3, 1966. He assumed senior status on November 30, 1983. He served the District of Arizona until his death on September 14, 2000. Copple was succeeded in this position by Paul Rosenblatt.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
District of Arizona 1966–1983 Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: Paul Rosenblatt
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| 1964 |
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano | ||
| 1965 |
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young | ||
| 1966 |
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise | ||
| 1967 |
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams | ||
| 1968 |
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward | ||
