William Orrick III

William Orrick III
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 byBarack Obama
Preceded byCharles Breyer
Succeeded byEumi K. Lee
Personal details
Born
William Horsley Orrick III

(1953-05-15) May 15, 1953
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Parent
RelativesHoward Christian Naffziger (grandfather)
Andrew Downey Orrick (uncle)
EducationYale 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.