William Standish

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William Standish
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Current Court Information:
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Title:   Senior Judge
Position:   Seat #10
Station:   Pittsburgh, PA
Service:
Appointed by:   Ronald Reagan
Active:   11/06/1987 - 02/28/2002
Senior:   03/01/2002 - Present
Preceded by:   Barron McCune
Succeeded by:   Thomas Hardiman
Past post:   Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, Judge
Past term:   1980 - 1987
Personal History
Born:   1930
Home State:   Pittsburgh, PA
Bachelors:   Yale, B.A., 1953
Law School:   U. of Virginia School of Law, LL.B., 1956

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William Standish is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He joined the court in 1987 after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan. Standish is a judge serving on senior status.

Early life and education

A native Pennsylvanian, Standish graduated from Yale University with his Bachelor's Degree in 1953 and later graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law with his law degree in 1956.[1]

Professional career

Standish was a private practice attorney in the State of Pennsylvania from 1956 to 1980 before becoming a Lower Court Judge in the Court of Common Pleas in the Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania from 1980 to 1987.

Judicial career

Western District of Pennsylvania

On the unanimous recommendation of Pennsylvania U.S. Senators Arlen Specter and John Heinz III, Standish was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on July 1, 1987, to a seat vacated by Barron P. McCune; Confirmed by the Senate on November 5, 1987, and received commission on November 6, 1987. Assumed senior status on March 1, 2002.

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Federal judicial offices
Preceded by:
Barron McCune
Western District of Pennsylvania
1987–2002
Seat #10
Succeeded by:
Thomas Hardiman


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