Spencer Mortimer Williams
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Spencer Mortimer Williams (February 24, 1922 – January 3, 2008) was a United States federal judge
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Born in Reading, Massachusetts
, Williams was in the United States Navy
Lieutenant (JG) during World War II
, from 1943 to 1946. He received an A.B.
from the University of California, Los Angeles
in 1943 and an LL.B. from the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law in 1948. He was in private practice in San Jose, California
from 1948 to 1949. He was a Deputy county counsel, Santa Clara County, California from 1949 to 1950. He was a U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant from 1950 to 1952. He was a County counsel, Santa Clara County, California from 1952 to 1966. He was a Secretary, California State Human Relations Agency from 1967 to 1970. He was in private practice in Sacramento and San Jose, California from 1970 to 1971.
Williams was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
. Williams was nominated by President Richard Nixon
on June 12, 1971, to a new seat created by 84 Stat. 294. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
on July 29, 1971, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status
on February 23, 1987. Williams served in that capacity until January 3, 2008, due to his death.
He died in Carmichael, California
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United States federal judge
In the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....
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Born in Reading, Massachusetts
Reading, Massachusetts
Reading is an affluent town situated in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, some north of central Boston. The population was 24,747 at the 2010 census.-Settlement and Independence:...
, Williams was in the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
Lieutenant (JG) during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, from 1943 to 1946. He received an A.B.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
in 1943 and an LL.B. from the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law in 1948. He was in private practice in San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
from 1948 to 1949. He was a Deputy county counsel, Santa Clara County, California from 1949 to 1950. He was a U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant from 1950 to 1952. He was a County counsel, Santa Clara County, California from 1952 to 1966. He was a Secretary, California State Human Relations Agency from 1967 to 1970. He was in private practice in Sacramento and San Jose, California from 1970 to 1971.
Williams was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
United States District Court for the Northern District of California
The United States District Court for the Northern District of California is the federal United States district court whose jurisdiction comprises following counties of California: Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San...
. Williams was nominated by President Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
on June 12, 1971, to a new seat created by 84 Stat. 294. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
on July 29, 1971, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status
Senior status
Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges, and judges in some state court systems. After federal judges have reached a certain combination of age and years of service on the federal courts, they are allowed to assume senior status...
on February 23, 1987. Williams served in that capacity until January 3, 2008, due to his death.
He died in Carmichael, California
Carmichael, California
Carmichael is a census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 61,762 at the 2010 census, up from 49,742 at the 2000 census.-Geography and geology:Carmichael...
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