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William Mathes
William Carey Mathes (1899-1967) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
Mathes was nominated by President Harry Truman on September 24, 1945, to a seat vacated by Ralph Jenney; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 11, 1945, and received commission on October 17, 1945. From 1964-1965, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on June 9, 1965. He served the Southern District of California until his death on July 24, 1967. Mathes was succeeded in this position by Irving Hill.
Early life and education
- University of Texas, B.M.A., 1921
- Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1924
Professional career
- Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1924-1945
Judicial career
Southern District of California
Mathes was nominated by President Harry Truman on September 24, 1945, to a seat vacated by Ralph Jenney;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on October 11, 1945, and received commission on October 17, 1945. From 1964-1965, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on June 9, 1965. He served the Southern District of California until his death on July 24, 1967. Mathes was succeeded in this position by Irving Hill.
External links
- Mathes' Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ Mathes' Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
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| Preceded by: Ralph Jenney |
Southern District of California 1945–1965 Seat #6 |
Succeeded by: Irving Hill
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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 | |||
