Cecil F. Poole

Biography of Cecil F. Poole

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Poole
• First Name: Cecil
• Middle Name: F.
• Date of Birth: July , 25 , 1914
• Place of Birth (POB): Birmingham , Alabama (US-AL, AL, Ala.)
• Date of Death: November , 12 , 1997
• Place of Death (POD): San Francisco , California (US-CA, CA, 06, CF, Calif., Ca., Cal.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: African American

Cecil F. Poole Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Northern District of California
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Gerald Ford ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 06/18/1976
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Well Qualified
• Seat vacated by: Carter , Oliver J.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 06/18/1976
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 07/22/1976
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 07/23/1976
• Commission Date: 07/23/1976
• Date of Termination: 03/31/1980
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of Cecil F. Poole

• Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
• Promoted by President: Jimmy Carter ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 10/11/1979
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Qualified
• New Seat 92 Stat. 1629
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 10/11/1979
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 11/20/1979
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 11/26/1979
• Commission Date: 11/27/1979
• Retirement from Active Service: 01/15/1996
• Date of Termination: 11/12/1997
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Cecil F. Poole in the Law School

• Name of School: University of Michigan
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1935

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): University of Michigan Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1938

Third Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Harvard Law School
• Degree: Master of Laws (LL.M.)
• Law Degree Year: 1939

Cecil F. Poole Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1940-1942
• Member, National Labor Relations Board, 1942
• U.S. Army first lieutenant, 1942-1945
• Chief, Regional Appellate Division, U.S. Office of Price Administration, San Francisco, California, 1946-1947
• Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1947-1951, 1970-1976
• Assistant district attorney and chief superior court deputy, San Francisco, California, 1951-1958
• Instructor, Golden State University Law School, 1952-1958
• Secretary and legal counsel, Gov. Edmund G. Brown, California, 1958-1961
• U.S. attorney for the Northern District of California, 1961-1970
• Professor of law, University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, 1969-1970
• Fellow in residence, Yale Law School, 1970
• Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, May 29, 1968; no Senate vote
• Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, January 9, 1969; nomination withdrawn by president, January 23, 1969

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