William Horsley Orrick III
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Senior status. Born 1953.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 4, 2013
- Senate vote
- 56 to 41
- Confirmed
- May 15, 2013
- Commissioned
- May 16, 2013
- Senior status
- May 20, 2023
Education
- B.A., Yale University, 1976
- J.D., Boston College Law School, 1979
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
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, June 11, 2012; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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