William Edwin Orr
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William Edwin Orr was a United States federal judge
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Born in Frisco, Utah
, Orr attended the University of Nevada at Reno and read law to enter the bar in 1912. He was a County clerk, Lincoln County, Nevada from 1906 to 1910. He was a County treasurer of Lincoln County, Nevada from 1911 to 1912. He was a District attorney of Lincoln County, Nevada from 1913 to 1918. He was a District judge, Lincoln County, Nevada from 1919 to 1939. He was a Justice, Nevada Supreme Court from 1939 to 1945. He was a Chief justice from 1943 to 1945.
Orr was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
. Orr was nominated by President Harry S. Truman
on September 10, 1945, to a seat vacated by Curtis Dwight Wilbur. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
on September 19, 1945, and received his commission on September 28, 1945. He assumed senior status
on January 1, 1956. Orr served in that capacity until October 7, 1965, due to his death.
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 Frisco, Utah
Frisco, Utah
Frisco is a ghost town in Beaver County, Utah, USA. It was an active mining camp from 1879 to 1929.-History:Frisco developed as the post office and commercial center for the San Francisco Mining District, and was the terminus of the Utah Southern Railroad extension from Milford. The Horn Silver...
, Orr attended the University of Nevada at Reno and read law to enter the bar in 1912. He was a County clerk, Lincoln County, Nevada from 1906 to 1910. He was a County treasurer of Lincoln County, Nevada from 1911 to 1912. He was a District attorney of Lincoln County, Nevada from 1913 to 1918. He was a District judge, Lincoln County, Nevada from 1919 to 1939. He was a Justice, Nevada Supreme Court from 1939 to 1945. He was a Chief justice from 1943 to 1945.
Orr was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* District of Alaska* District of Arizona...
. Orr was nominated by President Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States . As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third vice president and the 34th Vice President of the United States , he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his...
on September 10, 1945, to a seat vacated by Curtis Dwight Wilbur. 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 September 19, 1945, and received his commission on September 28, 1945. 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 January 1, 1956. Orr served in that capacity until October 7, 1965, due to his death.