William Lindberg
William James Lindberg (1904-1981) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington and the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.
Early life and education
- Gonzaga University School of Law, LL.B., 1927
- Georgetown University Law School, LL.M., 1928
Professional career
- Clerk, U.S. Sen. C.C. Dill, 1928
- Private practice, Spokane, Washington, 1928-1933
- Professor of law, Gonzaga Law School, 1928-1933
- Secretary, Washington State Senate, 1933
- Assistant state attorney general, Washington, 1933-1934
- Member, Washington State Liquor Control Board, 1934-1941
- Private practice, Olympia, Washington, 1941-1944
- Private practice, Seattle, Washington, 1944-1951
Judicial career
Eastern District of Washington
Lindberg was nominated to the Eastern District of Washington by President Harry Truman on March 12, 1951, to a seat vacated by Lloyd Black; he was confirmed by the Senate on April 24, 1951, and received his commission on April 25th. He served the Eastern District of Washington until he was assigned to the Western District of Washington on May 19, 1961.
Western District of Washington
Lindberg was nominated to the Western District of Washington by President Harry Truman on March 12, 1951, to a seat vacated by Lloyd Black; he was confirmed by the Senate on April 24, 1951, and received his commission on April 25th.[1] From 1959-1971, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on March 1, 1971. He served the Western District of Washington until his death on December 15, 1981.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Lloyd Black |
Western District of Washington 1951–1971 Seat #3T |
Succeeded by: Walter McGovern |
| Preceded by: Lloyd Black |
Eastern District of Washington 1951–1961 Seat #2T |
Succeeded by: '
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Stanley Bastian • Thomas Rice • Mary Dimke • Rebecca Pennell | ||
| Senior judges |
Robert Whaley • William Nielsen • Edward Shea • Lonny Suko • Rosanna Peterson • | ||
| Magistrate judges | James Goeke • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Edward Whitson • Frank Rudkin • John Stanley Webster • Justin Quackenbush • Frederick Van Sickle • Lloyd Black • Samuel Driver • William Goodwin • William Lindberg • Alan McDonald • Robert McNichols • Marshall Neill • Charles Powell • Lewis Schwellenbach • Jack Tanner • Sal Mendoza, Jr. (Washington) • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Robert Whaley • Justin Quackenbush • William Nielsen • Frederick Van Sickle • Lonny Suko • Samuel Driver • William Goodwin • Robert McNichols • Marshall Neill • Charles Powell • Rosanna Peterson • Thomas Rice • | ||
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| 1945 |
Burton • Clark • Donovan • Gilliam • Gourley • Holtzoff • Koscinski • Madden • Mathes • Mellott • S. Miller • W. Miller • Mollison • O'Connell • Orr • Prettyman • Rice | ||
| 1946 |
Curran • Driver • Follmer • Harris • Kalodner • Kampf • Keech • Levin • Lynne • McGranery • Murphy • Rodney • Scarlett • Shelbourne • Speakman • Starr • Vinson • Weinberger | ||
| 1947 |
Bryan, Sr. • Christenberry • Clifford • Collet • Dooley • Harper • Howell • Johnson • Jones • Lemmon • Medina • Rayfiel • Ryan • Thomason | ||
| 1948 |
Harper • Henderson • Johnson • Kaufman • Proctor • Rao • Stephens • Tamm | ||
| 1949 |
Allred • Andrews • Bazelon • Borah • Burns • Carter • Clark • Clary • Conger • Connally • Duffy • Erskine • Fahy • Finnegan • Foley • Ford • Gibson • Grim • Hastie • Hatch • Hill • Hooper • Kaufman • Kirkland • Lindley • Matthews • McCarthy • McGohey • McLaughlin • Minton • Murray • Noonan • Pickett • Platt • Pope • Ritter • Russell • Solomon • Sugarman • Swaim • Switzer • Taylor • Tehan • Thornton • Warlick • Washington • Westover • Wright | ||
| 1950 |
Bastian • Byrne, Sr. • Carter • Knous • Marsh • Murphy • Simpson • Staley • Steckler • Strum • Wallace • Weinfeld • Whitehurst • Worley | ||
| 1951 |
Dimock • Edelstein • Hartigan • Hartshorne • Leahy • Lindberg • McNamee • Medina • Modarelli • Murphy • Perry • Rives • Sheehy • Sloan • Stewart • Thomas • Tolin • Youngdahl | ||
| 1952 | |||
