Spencer Williams
Spencer Mortimer Williams (1922-2008) 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 Senate on July 29, 1971, and received commission that same day. He assumed senior status on February 23, 1987. He served the Northern District of California until his death on January 3, 2008. Williams was succeeded in this position by Vaughn Walker.
Early life and education
- University of California, Los Angeles, A.B., 1943
- University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, LL.B., 1948
Professional career
- U.S. Navy Lieutenant (JG), 1943-1946
- Private practice, San Jose, California, 1948-1949
- Deputy county counsel, Santa Clara County, California, 1949-1950
- U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant, 1950-1952
- County counsel, Santa Clara County, California, 1952-1966
- Secretary, California State Human Relations Agency, 1967-1970
- Private practice, Sacramento and San Jose, California, 1970-1971
Judicial career
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 Senate on July 29, 1971, and received commission that same day. He assumed senior status on February 23, 1987.[1] He served the Northern District of California until his death on January 3, 2008. Williams was succeeded in this position by Vaughn Walker.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Northern District of California 1971–1987 Seat #10 |
Succeeded by: Vaughn Walker
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| 1969 |
Adams • Barlow • Battin • Brooks • Burger • Carswell • Clark • Garth • Gibbons • Goodwin • Hannum • Herman • Ingraham • Kilkenny • Lane • Levin • MacKinnon • McFadden • Middlebrooks • Parker • Robb • Trask • Widener • Wilkins • Williams • Wright | ||
| 1970 |
Becker • Blackmun • Bogue • Bratcher • Bue • Conti • Cox • Ditter • Dupree • Eisele • Engel • Fay • Feikens • Fisher • Frey • Gorbey • Hill • Huyett • Kelleher • Kennedy • Kent • King • Kitchen • Knapp • Knox • Krupansky • McCune • McGarr • McWilliams • Mechem • J. Miller • W. Miller • Morton • Moye • Muir • O'Kelley • Oakes • Pell • Pointer • Pratt • Roney • Rosenn • Ross • Schnacke • Scott • Stapleton • Steger • Stevens • Teitelbaum • Thompson • Tjoflat • Toledo • Turrentine • Urbom • VanArtsdalen • Walinski • Wallace • Wangelin • Webster • Weis • Wellford • Wilkey • Winner • Wood | ||
| 1971 |
Alaimo • Allen • A. Anderson • J. Anderson • Barrett • Bauer • Bauman • Benson • Blair • Blatt • Boe • Brieant • Broderick • Bryan Jr. • Byrne • Campbell • Chapman • Choy • Contie • Costantino • DeMascio • Denney • Dier • Doyle • Field • Finesilver • Flannery • Freeman • Gagliardi • Goodwin • Gordon • Green • Gurfein • Hall • Hand • Hodges • Holden • Hunter • Kunzig • Lacey • Lucas • Lydick • Mansfield • McGovern • McLaren • McMillen • Mulligan • Murray • Neaher • Newcomer • Newman • Nielsen • O'Connor • Oakes • Pierce • Powell • Rehnquist • Renfrew • Richey • Rosen • Rubin • Russell • Scalera • Sharp • Sprecher • Stephenson • Stuart • Timbers • Tone • Sickle • Varner • R. West • Williams • Young | ||
| 1972 |
Bechtle • Bennett • Burns • Campbell • Carter • Coffrin • Duffy • Enright • Foreman • Freedman • Griesa • Hermansdorfer • Joiner • Kashiwa • King • Knapp • Lively • Mahon • Markey • Neill • Owens • Pesquera • Roettger • Skopil, Jr. • Stewart • Tauro • Turk • Wallace • H. Ward • R. Ward • Widener | ||
| 1973 |
Biunno • Conner • Engel • Fogel • Garth • Gee • Guin • Hancock • Harvey • Marshall • Miller • Nangle • Owen • Reed • Schatz • Sharp • Skinner • Sneed • Snyder • Stern • Webster • Weis • Wood | ||
| 1974 |
Alsop • Duncan • Firth • Gurfein • Hill • Matsch • McGlynn • Meanor • Miles • Morris • Orrick • Platt • Porter • Schwartz • Stagg • Tone • Voorhees • Warren • Warriner • Werker | ||
