William Orrick III | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California | |
Assumed office May 17, 2023 | |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California | |
In office May 16, 2013 – May 17, 2023 | |
Appointed by | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Charles Breyer |
Succeeded by | Eumi K. Lee |
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Born | William Horsley Orrick III May 15, 1953 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
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Relatives | Howard Christian Naffziger (grandfather) Andrew Downey Orrick (uncle) |
Education | Yale University (BA) Boston College (JD) |
William Horsley Orrick III (born May 15, 1953) is an American lawyer who serves as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.[1] He had a long career as a lawyer in private practice in San Francisco, and served as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice during the Obama administration.
Nominated by Barack Obama on June 11, 2012 and renominated on January 3, 2013, to a seat vacated by Charles Breyer. Confirmed by the Senate on May 15, 2013, and received commission on May 16, 2013.