Spencer Mortimer Williams

Biography of Spencer Mortimer Williams

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Williams
• First Name: Spencer
• Middle Name: Mortimer
• Date of Birth: February , 24 , 1922
• Place of Birth (POB): Reading , Massachusetts (US-MA, MA, 25, Mass.)
• Date of Death: January , 3 , 2008
• Place of Death (POD): Carmichael , California (US-CA, CA, 06, CF, Calif., Ca., Cal.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Spencer Mortimer Williams Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Northern District of California
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Richard M. Nixon ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 07/12/1971
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Qualified
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 84 Stat. 294
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 07/12/1971
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 07/28/1971
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 07/29/1971
• Commission Date: 07/29/1971
• Retirement from Active Service: 02/24/1987
• Date of Termination: 01/03/2008
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Spencer Mortimer Williams in the Law School

• Name of School: University of California, Los Angeles
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1943

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Jurisprudence
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1948

Spencer Mortimer Williams Career Path

Employment:

• U.S. Navy lieutenant junior grade, 1943-1946
• Private practice, San Jose, California, 1948-1949
• Deputy county counsel, Santa Clara County, California, 1949-1950
• U.S. Naval Reserve lieutenant, 1950-1952
• County counsel, Santa Clara County, California, 1952-1966
• Secretary, California State Human Relations Agency, 1967-1970
• Private practice, Sacramento and San Jose, California, 1970-1971

Resources

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