William Percival Gray

Biography of William Percival Gray

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Gray
• First Name: William
• Middle Name: Percival
• Date of Birth: March , 26 , 1912
• Place of Birth (POB): Los Angeles , California (US-CA, CA, 06, CF, Calif., Ca., Cal.)
• Date of Death: February , 10 , 1992
• Place of Death (POD): Pasadena , California (US-CA, CA, 06, CF, Calif., Ca., Cal.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

William Percival Gray Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Southern District of California
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Lyndon B. Johnson ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 06/13/1966
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Well Qualified
• Seat vacated by: Westover , Harry C.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 06/15/1966
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 06/29/1966
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 06/29/1966
• Commission Date: 07/02/1966
• Date of Termination: 09/18/1966
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Reassignment

Second Appointment of William Percival Gray

• Court Name: United States District Court, Central District of California
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Origin: Reassignment
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 80 Stat. 75
• Commission Date: 09/18/1966
• Retirement from Active Service: 03/26/1982
• Date of Termination: 02/10/1992
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

William Percival Gray in the Law School

• Name of School: University of California, Los Angeles
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1934

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Harvard Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1939

William Percival Gray Career Path

Employment:

• Law clerk, Hon. Harold M. Stephens, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1939-1940
• Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1940-1941, 1945-1966
• U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, 1941-1945
• Special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, 1958-1964

Resources

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