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William A. Fletcher
Senior judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
William A. Fletcher serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Appointed by William J. Clinton and confirmed Oct 8, 1998 by a 57–41 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton
- Confirmed
- Oct 8, 1998
- Senate vote
- 57–41
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1945
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitWilliam J. Clinton · Oct 8, 1998
Education
- Harvard CollegeB.A., 1968
- University of OxfordB.A., 1970
- Yale Law SchoolJ.D., 1975
Career
U.S. Navy lieutenant, 1970-1972; Law clerk, Hon. Stanley A. Weigel, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 1975-1976; Law clerk, Hon. William J. Brennan, Jr., Supreme Court of the United States, 1976-1977; Professor of law, University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, 1977-1998
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