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William Haskell Alsup

Senior judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

William Haskell Alsup serves on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Appointed by William J. Clinton and confirmed Jul 30, 1999. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
William J. Clinton
Confirmed
Jul 30, 1999
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1945

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaWilliam J. Clinton · Jul 30, 1999

Education

  • Mississippi State UniversityB.S., 1967
  • Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 1971
  • Harvard University, Kennedy School of GovernmentM.P.P., 1971

Career

Law clerk, Hon. William O. Douglas, Supreme Court of the United States, 1971-1972; Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1972-1978, 1980-1998, 1998-1999; Assistant to the solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1978-1980; Special counsel, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1998

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