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William Horsley Orrick Jr.
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
William Horsley Orrick Jr. served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Appointed by Richard M. Nixon and confirmed Jun 21, 1974. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon
- Confirmed
- Jun 21, 1974
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1915
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaRichard M. Nixon · Jun 21, 1974 – Aug 14, 2003
Education
- Yale UniversityB.A., 1937
- University of California, Berkeley, School of JurisprudenceLL.B., 1941
Career
Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1941-1942, 1946-1961, 1965-1974; U.S. Army, 1942-1946; Assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1961-1962, 1963-1965; Civil Division, 1961-1962; Antitrust Division, 1963-1965; Deputy undersecretary for administration, U.S. Department of State, 1962-1963
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