William Byrne, Jr.
William Matthew Byrne, Jr. (1930-2006) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Byrne was nominated by President Richard Nixon on April 21, 1971, to a new seat created by 84 Stat. 294; he was confirmed by the Senate on May 20, 1971, and received commission that same day. From 1994-1998, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on February 28, 1998. He served the Central District of California until his death on January 12, 2006. Byrne was succeeded in this position by Andrew Hauk.
Early life and education
- University of Southern California, B.S., 1953
- University of Southern California Law School, LL.B., 1956
Professional career
- U.S. Air Force, 1956-1958
- Law clerk, Hon. Pierson M. Hall, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of California, 1958-1960
- Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1960-1967
- U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, 1967-1970
- Executive director, President Nixon's Commission on Campus Unrest, 1970
- Adjunct professor, Loyola Law School
Judicial career
Central District of California
Byrne was nominated by President Richard Nixon on April 21, 1971, to a new seat created by 84 Stat. 294;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on May 20, 1971, and received commission that same day. From 1994-1998, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on February 28, 1998. He served the Central District of California until his death on January 12, 2006. Byrne was succeeded in this position by Andrew Hauk.
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Central District of California 1971–1998 Seat #15 |
Succeeded by: Virginia Phillips
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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 | ||
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