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William Thomas Sweigert
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
William Thomas Sweigert served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower and confirmed Sep 14, 1959.
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Confirmed
- Sep 14, 1959
- Born
- 1900
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaDwight D. Eisenhower · Sep 14, 1959 – Feb 16, 1983
Education
- St. Ignatius College (now University of San Francisco)A.B., 1921
- St. Ignatius College (now Univ. of San Francisco) School of LawLL.B., 1923
Career
Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1923-1940; Lecturer, University of San Francisco School of Law, 1925-1932; Assistant attorney general (later chief assistant attorney general), State of California, 1940-1942; Executive secretary, Gov. Earl Warren, California, 1943-; Judge, San Francisco [California] Municipal Court, 1949; Judge, Superior Court of California, City and County of San Francisco, 1949-1959
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