William Gray
| William Gray | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Central District of California | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #11 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Lyndon Johnson |
| Active: | 9/18/1966 - 3/26/1982 |
| Senior: | 3/26/1982 - 2/10/1992 |
| Preceded by: | 80 Stat. 75 |
| Succeeded by: | Pamela Rymer |
| Past post: | Southern District of California |
| Past term: | 1966 - 1966 |
| Past position: | Seat #9 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1912 |
| Deceased: | 1992 |
| Bachelors: | University of California, Los Angeles (1934) |
| Law School: | Harvard Law School (1939) |
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William Percival Gray (1912-1992) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California and the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Gray was nominated to the Southern District of California by President Lyndon Johnson on June 13, 1966, to a seat vacated by Harry Westover; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 29, 1966, and received commission on July 2, 1966. He served the Southern District of California until he was assigned to the Central District of California on September 18, 1966. He assumed senior status on March 26, 1982. He served the Central District of California until his death on February 10, 1992. Gray was succeeded in this position by Pamela Rymer.
Early life and education
- University of California, Los Angeles, A.B., 1934
- Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1939
Professional career
- Law clerk, Hon. Harold M. Stephens, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, 1939-1940
- Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1940-1941
- U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, 1941-1945
- Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1945-1966
- Special assistant to U.S. attorney general, 1958-1964
Judicial career
Southern District of California
Gray was nominated to the Southern District of California by President Lyndon Johnson on June 13, 1966, to a seat vacated by Harry Westover; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 29, 1966, and received commission on July 2, 1966. He served the Southern District of California until he was assigned to the Central District of California on September 18, 1966.
Central District of California
Gray was nominated to the Southern District of California by President Lyndon Johnson on June 13, 1966, to a seat vacated by Harry Westover;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on June 29, 1966, and received commission on July 2, 1966. He served the Southern District of California until he was assigned to the Central District of California on September 18, 1966. He assumed senior status on March 26, 1982. He served the Central District of California until his death on February 10, 1992. Gray was succeeded in this position by Pamela Rymer.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
References
- ↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Central District of California 1966–1982 Seat #11 |
Succeeded by: Pamela Rymer |
| Preceded by: Harry Westover |
Southern District of California 1966–1966 Seat #9 |
Succeeded by: ' |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: George King • James Selna • Dean Pregerson • John Walter • Otis Wright • George Wu • Percy Anderson • Cormac Carney • David Carter • Audrey Collins • Gary Feess • Dale Fischer • Andrew Guilford • Philip Gutierrez • Virginia Phillips • Robert Klausner • James Otero • Manuel Real • Christina Snyder • Stephen Wilson • Margaret Morrow • Fernando Olguin • Dolly Gee • Beverly Reid O'Connell • John A. Kronstadt • Josephine S. Tucker • Michael Fitzgerald • Jesus Bernal | ||
| Senior judges |
Alicemarie Stotler • Valerie Baker Fairbank • Terry Hatter • Bill Keller • Spencer Letts • Ronald Lew • Consuelo Marshall • Mariana Pfaelzer • Robert Timlin • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Charles F. Eick • Stephen Hillman • Paul Abrams • Robert Block • Jacqueline Chooljian • Rita Federman • Victor Kenton • Fred Mumm • Margaret Nagle • Arthur Nakazato • Oswald Parada • Alicia Rosenberg • Suzanne Segal • Patrick Walsh • Andrew Wistrich • Carla Woehrle • Ralph Zarefsky • Vijay Chand Gandhi • Sheri Pym • David Bristow • John McDermott • Jean Rosebluth • Michael Wilner • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Gilbert Jertberg • Carlos Moreno • Kim McLane Wardlaw • Florence-Marie Cooper • Robert Kelleher • Stephen Larson • Howard Matz • George Schiavelli • Robert Takasugi • Harry Pregerson • Pamela Rymer • Richard Paez • Warren Ferguson • Cynthia Holcomb Hall • Ferdinand Francis Fernandez • Leon Rene Yankwich • Albert Lee Stephens, Jr. • Lourdes Baird • Robert Bonner • William Byrne, Jr. • William Byrne, Sr. • Charles Carr • Thurmond Clarke • Elisha Crary • Jesse Curtis • John Davies • Robert Firth • Richard Gadbois • William Gray • Peirson Hall • Andrew Hauk • Irving Hill • Harry Hupp • James Ideman • David Kenyon • Malcolm Lucas • Lawrence Lydick • Linda McLaughlin • Edward Rafeedie • William Rea • Gary Taylor • Dickran Tevrizian • Laughlin Waters • Francis Whelan • David Williams • Jacqueline Nguyen • Atsushi Wallace Tashima • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Alicemarie Stotler • Terry Hatter • Consuelo Marshall • Manuel Real • Albert Lee Stephens, Jr. • William Byrne, Jr. • Thurmond Clarke • Andrew Hauk • Irving Hill • | ||
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| 1964 |
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano | ||
| 1965 |
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young | ||
| 1966 |
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise | ||
| 1967 |
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams | ||
| 1968 |
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward | ||
