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William Orrick Jr.
William Horsley Orrick, Jr. (1915-2003) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Orrick was nominated by President Richard Nixon on May 31, 1974, to a seat vacated by William Sweigert; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 21, 1974, and received commission on July 8, 1974. He assumed senior status on October 31, 1985. He served the Northern District of California until his death on August 14, 2003. Orrick was succeeded in this position by Delwen Jensen.
Early life and education
- Yale University, B.A., 1937
- University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, LL.B., 1941
Professional career
- Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1941-1942
- U.S. Army, 1942-1946
- Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1946-1961
- Assistant U.S. attorney general, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1961-1962
- Deputy U.S. undersecretary of state for administration, U.S. Department of State, 1962-1963
- Assistant U.S. attorney general, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1963-1965
- Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1965-1974
Judicial career
Northern District of California
Orrick was nominated by President Richard Nixon on May 31, 1974, to a seat vacated by William Sweigert;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on June 21, 1974, and received commission on July 8, 1974. He assumed senior status on October 31, 1985. He served the Northern District of California until his death on August 14, 2003. Orrick was succeeded in this position by Delwen Jensen.
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| Preceded by: William Sweigert |
Northern District of California 1974–1985 |
Succeeded by: Delwen Jensen
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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 | ||
