William Marsh Acker Jr.

Personal

Birthday: 
1927
Birthplace: 
Birmingham, AL
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

U.S. Army private first class, 1946-1947
Private practice, Birmingham, Alabama, 1952-1982

Education

Name of School: 
Birmingham-Southern College
Degree: 
B.A.
Degree Year: 
1949
Name of School - Second: 

Yale University Law School

Located in New Haven, Connecticut, Yale Law School, is one of the world's premier law schools. It offers an unmatched environment of excellence and educational intimacy in the form of world renowned faculty, small classes, limitless opportunities for clinical training, and strong encouragement of public service. Small by design, our impact on the world is measured by its accomplished graduates and its ongoing scholarship and outreach through 17 centers and projects.

Degree - Second: 
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second: 
1952

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
Court Name: 

Alabama Northern District Court

President Nominating: 
Ronald Reagan
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
8/18/1982
Retirement from Active Service: 
5/31/1996