Gerald Sanford Levin (January 1, 1906 – June 5, 1971) was a
United States district judge of the
.
Education and career
Born in
Danville,
Illinois, Levin received an
Artium Baccalaureus
Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years ...
degree from the
University of California, Berkeley in 1927 and a
Bachelor of Laws from the
UC Berkeley School of Law in 1930. He entered private practice in
California in 1924, and was a state court judge in California from 1955 to 1966.
Federal judicial service
On June 13, 1969, Levin was nominated by President
Richard Nixon to a new seat on the
created by 80 Stat. 75. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate on July 11, 1969, and received his commission on July 14, 1969. Levin's service lasted less than two years, ending with his death on June 5, 1971, at the age of 65.
See also
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List of Jewish American jurists
References
Sources
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1906 births
1971 deaths
People from Danville, Illinois
California state court judges
Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
United States district court judges appointed by Richard Nixon
20th-century American judges
20th-century American lawyers
UC Berkeley School of Law alumni
Golden Gate University faculty