William Lee
| William Lee | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana | |
| Title: | Senior Judge |
| Position: | Seat #4 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Ronald Reagan |
| Active: | 7/28/1981 - 2/3/2003 |
| Chief: | 1997 - 2003 |
| Senior: | 2/3/2003 - Present |
| Preceded by: | 92 Stat. 1629 |
| Succeeded by: | Philip Simon |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1938 |
| Home State: | Fort Wayne, IN |
| Bachelors: | Yale U., A.B., 1959 |
| Law School: | U. of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1962 |
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William Charles Lee is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. He joined the court in 1981 after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan. He is serving on senior status.
Early life and education
A native of Indiana, Lee graduated from Yale University with his Bachelor's Degree in 1959 and graduated from the University of Chicago Law School in 1962. [1]
Professional career
Lee started out his legal career as a private practice in Fort Wayne from 1962 to 1970, while close to the same time he became the Deputy prosecuting attorney for Allen County from 1963 to 1969. In 1970, Lee was appointed by President Richard Nixon as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana a post he served until 1973 when he returned into private practice for eight years before being appointed to the Federal Bench in 1981. [1]
Judicial career
Northern District of Indiana
On the recommendation of Senators Dan Quayle and Dick Lugar, Lee was nominated by Ronald Reagan on July 1, 1981, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629 that was approved by Congress. Lee was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 27, 1981 and received commission on July 28, 1981. Lee served as chief judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana from 1997 to 2003. Lee assumed senior status on February 3, 2003. [1]
See also
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge Lee's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Northern District of Indiana 1981–2003 Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: Philip Simon |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Philip Simon • Robert Miller • Theresa Springmann • Joseph Van Bokkelen • Jon E. DeGuilio | ||
| Senior judges |
James T. Moody • William Lee • Rudy Lozano • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Roger Cosbey • Paul Cherry • Christopher Nuechterlein • John E. Martin (Indiana) • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Allen Sharp • Michael Kanne • Jesse Eschbach • Thomas Whitten Slick • George Beamer • Robert Grant • Phil McNagny • William Parkinson • Luther Swygert • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Robert Miller • Allen Sharp • William Lee • Jesse Eschbach • George Beamer • Robert Grant • Luther Swygert • | ||
