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William Matthew Byrne Sr.

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California · 1950–1966

William Matthew Byrne Sr., Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Education

  • Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, CaliforniaLL.B., 1929

Career

U.S. Navy, 1917-1919; Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1929-1943; Member, California State Assembly, 1925-1931; speaker pro tem, 1927-1929; Judge, Los Angeles [California] Municipal Court, 1943-1948; Judge, Superior Court of California, 1948-1950

Biography

William Matthew Byrne Sr. (July 10, 1896 – March 9, 1974) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

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