Orrick, William Horsley III — Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

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Federal Judicial Center entry for William Horsley Orrick III, born 1953 in San Francisco, who was nominated by Barack Obama on January 4, 2013 to the Northern District of California seat vacated by Charles R. Breyer, confirmed by the Senate on May 15, 2013 and assumed senior status on May 20, 2023. Orrick was in private practice in San Francisco from 1984 to 2009 and in the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice from 2009 to 2013, as deputy assistant attorney general from 2010.

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Orrick, William Horsley III

Born 1953 in San Francisco, CA

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 4, 2013, to a seat vacated by Charles R. Breyer. Confirmed by the Senate on May 15, 2013, and commission issued on May 16, 2013. Assumed senior status on May 20, 2023.

Education:
Yale University, B.A., 1976
Boston College Law School, J.D., 1979

Professional Career:

Attorney, Georgia Legal Services Program, Savannah, Georgia, 1979-1984; acting managing attorney, 1981; supervising attorney, 1982-1984

Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1984-2009

Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2009-2013; counselor, 2009-2010; deputy assistant attorney general, 2010-2013

Other Nominations/Recess Appointments:

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, June 11, 2012; no Senate vote

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