William East
William G. East (1908-1985) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.
East was nominated by President Dwight Eisenhower on May 2, 1955, to a seat vacated by James Alger Fee; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 7, 1955, and received his commission on June 8th. He assumed senior status on April 10, 1967. He served the District of Oregon until his death on April 27, 1985. East was succeeded in this position by Robert Belloni.
Early life and education
- University of Oregon, LL.B., 1931
- University of Oregon Law School, J.D., 1932
Professional career
- Private practice, Eugene, Oregon, 1932-1942
- U.S. Army Reserve Captain, 1942-1946
- Private practice, Eugene, Oregon, 1946-1949
- City attorney, City of Eugene, Oregon, 1946-1947
- Judge, Circuit Court, Second Judicial District of Oregon, 1949-1955
Judicial career
District of Oregon
East was nominated by President Dwight Eisenhower on May 2, 1955, to a seat vacated by James Alger Fee; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 7, 1955, and received his commission on June 8th. He assumed senior status on April 10, 1967.[1] He served the District of Oregon until his death on April 27, 1985. East was succeeded in this position by Robert Belloni.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: James Alger Fee |
District of Oregon 1955–1967 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Robert Belloni
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| 1953 |
Boldt • Bruchhausen • Cecil • Dawkins, Jr. • Grooms • Hamlin • Hoffman • Knoch • Schnackenberg • Warren • Willson | ||
| 1954 |
Aldrich • Anderson • Bastian • Bicks • Bootle • Boreman • Breitenstein • Brooks • Cecil • Chambers • Choate • Christensen • Connell • Danaher • Dawson • Day • Fee • Freeman • Halbert • Harlan • Hincks • Hoffman • Holder • Hunter • Ingraham • Laramore • Kent • Lemmon • Lord • McGarraghy • Mickelson • Miller • Palmieri • Parkinson • Rogers • Ross • Stewart • Taylor • Thomsen • Tuttle • Van Oosterhout • Vogel • Walsh • Whittaker • Wilson | ||
| 1955 |
Alger • Brown • Cameron • Clarke • Davies • Devitt • East • Estes • Grubb • Harlan • Jertberg • Jones • Lumbard • McIlvaine • Miller • Register • Sorg • Van Dusen • Waterman • Watkins • Wortendyke • Wright | ||
| 1956 |
Barnes • Bryan • Burger • Cashin • Hamley • Herlands • Johnson • Juergens • Kerr • Kraft • Levet • Lewis • Lieb • Mercer • Morgan • Rich • Rizley • Robinson • Smith • Sobeloff • Weick • Whittaker | ||
| 1957 |
Arraj • Breitenstein • Brennan • Egan • Gignoux • Grant • Hastings • Haynsworth • Hicklin • Jameson • Layton • Moore • O'Sullivan • Parkinson • Richardson • Sirica • Stanley • Thompson • Van Pelt • Weber • Whittaker • Wisdom • Zavatt | ||
| 1958 |
Beck • Burke • Carswell • Clayton • Hamlin • Henley • Jertberg • Knoch • Martin • Matthes • Miner • Morrill • Poos • Robson • Stanley • Steel • Stewart • Wollenberg | ||
| 1959 |
Aldrich • Bartels • Blackmun • Boreman • Butler • Castle • Cecil • Crocker • Dalton • Field • Fisher • Forman • Friendly • Hart • Henderson • Henley • Julian • Kalbfleisch • Kilkenny • Koelsch • Kunzel • MacMahon • Merrill • Metzner • Powell • Smith • Sweigert • Walsh • Weick • Weinman • Wood • Worley • Young | ||
| 1960 |
Caffrey • Chilson • Durfee • Hodge • Kaess • Lane • Lewis • Mishler • O'Sullivan • Paul • Smith • Stephenson • Tavares • Timbers | ||
