William Alsup
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William Alsup is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. He joined the court in 1999 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton.
Early Life and Education
Born in Jackson, Mississippi, Alsup graduated from Mississippi State University with his Bachelor's degree in 1967 and received his Juris Doctor degree from Harvard University in 1971. Alsup also earned a Master's in Public Policy from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.[1]
Legal Career
Alsup began his legal career as a law clerk for Associate Justice of the United States, William O. Douglas in the Supreme Court of the United States from 1971 to 1972. Alsup was a private practice attorney in San Francisco, California from 1972 to 1978 and again from 1980 to 1998. Alsup served as an Assistant Solicitor General for the U.S. Solicitor General in the U.S. Department of Justice from 1978 to 1980. Alsup was Special Counsel in the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice in 1998.[1]
Federal Judicial Career
On the recommendation of U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer, Alsup was nominated to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California by President Bill Clinton on March 24, 1999 to a seat vacated by Thelton Henderson as Henderson assumed senior status. Alsup was confirmed by the Senate on July 30, 1999 on a voice vote and received commission on August 17, 1999. [2]
Notable cases
UC computer research center
Judge Alsup on August 18, 2009, issued an injunction against the University of California-Berkeley over construction of a new computer research center for the US Department of Energy[3].
As part of the injunction, the judge ordered environmental impact studies on Strawberry Canyon before any construction could begin on concerns of environmental damage[3].
Because the project is funded fully by the federal government, Judge Alsup found it was important that a federal agency conducts environmental testing in the interest of the project's sustainablity[3].
External Links
- William Alsup profile from Behind the Bench
- Judge William Alsup Biography at the Federal Judicial Center
- Judge Alsup USDC, NDCA Profile
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