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William Matthew Byrne Jr.
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
William Matthew Byrne Jr. served on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Appointed by Richard M. Nixon and confirmed May 20, 1971. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon
- Confirmed
- May 20, 1971
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1930
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of CaliforniaRichard M. Nixon · May 20, 1971 – Jan 12, 2006
Education
- University of Southern CaliforniaB.S., 1953
- University of Southern California Law School (now Gould School of Law)LL.B., 1956
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Pierson M. Hall, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, 1956; U.S. Air Force, 1956-1958; Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of California, 1958-1960; Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1960-1967; U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, 1967-1970; Executive director, President Nixon's Commission on Campus Unrest, 1970; Adjunct professor, Loyola Law School; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1993-1996
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