William Horsley Orrick

Biography of William Horsley Orrick Jr.

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Orrick
• First Name: William
• Middle Name: Horsley
• Generational Suffix: Jr.
• Date of Birth: October , 10 , 1915
• Place of Birth (POB): San Francisco , California (US-CA, CA, 06, CF, Calif., Ca., Cal.)
• Date of Death: August , 14 , 2003
• Place of Death (POD): San Francisco , California (US-CA, CA, 06, CF, Calif., Ca., Cal.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

William Horsley Orrick Jr. 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): 05/31/1974
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Well Qualified
• Seat vacated by: Sweigert , William T.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 05/31/1974
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 06/20/1974
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 06/21/1974
• Commission Date: 07/08/1974
• Retirement from Active Service: 10/31/1985
• Date of Termination: 08/14/2003
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

William Horsley Orrick Jr. in the Law School

• Name of School: Yale University
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1937

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: 1941

William Horsley Orrick Jr. Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1941-1942, 1946-1961, 1965-1974
• U.S. Army, 1942-1946
• Assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1961-1962, 1963-1965; Civil Division, 1961-1962; Antitrust Division, 1963-1965
• Deputy undersecretary for administration, U.S. Department of State, 1962-1963

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