William Horsley Orrick Jr.

Judge William Horsley Orrick Jr.

Personal

Birthday:

10/10/1915

Birthplace:

San Francisco, CA

Date of Death:

8/14/2003

Place of Death:

San Francisco, CA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior 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

Education

Name of School:

Yale University

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1937

Name of School - Second:

University of California Berkeley School of Law

Berkeley Law is a community of thinkers and doers exuberantly engaged in life. We are one of the nation's premier law schools, located at one of the world's great universities, in one of the most vibrant places on the planet. At Berkeley Law, we are committed to absolute top-tier education and scholarship. And we are equally committed to using our substantial intellectual capital to help solve real-world problems and to create a more just society. One of our distinguishing features is the extraordinary degree to which our students and faculty partner with people beyond the school: identifying challenges, creating alliances, solving problems, and sparking change.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1941

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Northern District of California

Court Name:

California Northern District Court

President Nominating:

Richard M. Nixon

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

7/8/1974

Retirement from Active Service:

10/31/1985

Termination Date:

8/14/2003

Termination Reason:

Death