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
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