William Sweigert

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William Sweigert
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Current Court Information:
United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Title:   Former Judge
Service:
Appointed by:   Dwight Eisenhower
Active:   9/21/1959 - 11/30/1973
Senior:   11/30/1973 - 2/16/1983
Preceded by:   Edward Murphy
Succeeded by:   William Orrick
Personal History
Born:   1900
Deceased:   1983
Bachelors:   University of San Francisco (1921)
Law School:   University of San Francisco School of Law (1923)

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William Thomas Sweigert (1900-1983) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

Sweigert was nominated by President Dwight Eisenhower on April 23, 1959, to a seat vacated by Edward Murphy; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 14, 1959, and received commission his on September 21, 1959. He assumed senior status on November 30, 1973. He served the Northern District of California until his death on February 16, 1983. Swigert was succeeded in this position by William Orrick.

Early life and education

  • University of San Francisco, A.B., 1921
  • University of San Francisco School of Law, LL.B., 1923

Professional career

  • Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1923-1940
  • Lecturer, University of San Francisco School of Law, 1925-1932
  • Assistant state attorney general (later chief assistant attorney general), California, 1940-1942
  • Executive secretary to Governor Earl Warren, State of California, 1943-
  • Judge, Municipal Court, San Francisco, California, 1949
  • Judge, Superior Court, State of California, 1949-1959

Judicial career

Northern District of California

Sweigert was nominated by President Dwight Eisenhower on April 23, 1959, to a seat vacated by Edward Murphy; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 14, 1959, and received commission his on September 21, 1959.[1] He assumed senior status on November 30, 1973. He served the Northern District of California until his death on February 16, 1983. Swigert was succeeded in this position by William Orrick.

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Federal judicial offices
Preceded by:
Edward Murphy
Northern District of California
1959–1973
Succeeded by:
William Orrick


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