William B. Shubb (born May 28, 1938) is a senior

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of the

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Early life and education

Shubb was born in

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. He received a

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degree from the

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in 1960 and a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law in 1963.

Career

Shubb was a law clerk for Judge Sherrill Halbert of the

from 1963 to 1965. He served as an assistant United States attorney of the Eastern District of California from 1965 to 1971. He was the chief assistant United States attorney of Eastern District of California from 1971 to 1974. From 1974 to 1980 and 1981 to 1990, he was in private practice in

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. Shubb was the

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for the Eastern District of California from 1980 to 1981.

Federal judicial service

On August 3, 1990, Shubb was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a seat on the

vacated by Judge Raul Anthony Ramirez. Shubb was confirmed by the

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on September 28, 1990, and received his commission on October 1, 1990. He served as Chief Judge from 1996 to 2003, assuming

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on November 1, 2004.

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