William Matthew Byrne

Biography of William Matthew Byrne Jr.

Family Name (Surname): Byrne
First Name: William
Middle Name: Matthew
Generational Suffix: Jr.
Date of Birth: September , 3 , 1930
Place of Birth (POB): Los Angeles , California (US-CA, CA, 06, CF, Calif., Ca., Cal.)
Date of Death: January , 12 , 2006
Place of Death (POD): Los Feliz , California (US-CA, CA, 06, CF, Calif., Ca., Cal.)
Gender Identity: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White

Court Name: United States District Court, Central 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): 04/21/1971
American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Well Qualified
New Seat
Authorization legislation: 84 Stat. 294
Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 04/21/1971
Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
Committee action date: 05/19/1971
Senate voice vote?: Yes
Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 05/20/1971
Commission Date: 05/20/1971
Date of Service as Chief Judge (begin): 1994
Termination of Service as Chief Judge (Date): 1998
Retirement from Active Service: 02/28/1998
Date of Termination: 01/12/2006
Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Law clerk, Hon. Pierson M. Hall, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, 1956
U.S. Air Force, 1956-1958
Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of California, 1958-1960
Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1960-1967
U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, 1967-1970
Executive director, President Nixon's Commission on Campus Unrest, 1970
Adjunct professor, Loyola Law School
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, October 1, 1968; no Senate vote
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, January 9, 1969; nomination withdrawn by president, January 23, 1969