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William Horsley Orrick III
Senior judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
William Horsley Orrick III serves on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed May 15, 2013 by a 56–41 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama
- Confirmed
- May 15, 2013
- Senate vote
- 56–41
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1953
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaBarack Obama · May 15, 2013
Education
- Yale UniversityB.A., 1976
- Boston College Law SchoolJ.D., 1979
Career
Attorney, Georgia Legal Services Program, Savannah, Georgia, 1979-1984; acting managing attorney, 1981; supervising attorney, 1982-1984; Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1984-2009; Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2009-2013; counselor, 2009-2010; deputy assistant attorney general, 2010-2013
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