William Orrick III
William Orrick III | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California | |
| Assumed office May 17, 2023 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California | |
| In office May 16, 2013 – May 17, 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Charles Breyer |
| Succeeded by | Eumi K. Lee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Horsley Orrick III May 15, 1953 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
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| Relatives | Howard Christian Naffziger (grandfather) Andrew Downey Orrick (uncle) |
| Education | Yale University (BA) Boston College (JD) |
William Horsley Orrick III (born May 15, 1953) is an American lawyer who serves as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. He had a long career as a lawyer in private practice in San Francisco, and served as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice during the Obama administration.