William Horsley Orrick Jr. (October 10, 1915 – August 14, 2003) was an American attorney and judge. He served as a

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for

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. From 1963 to 1965, he served as

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for the

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Antitrust Division.

Early life and education

Orrick was born on October 10, 1915, in

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, to William Horsley Orrick Sr. He had a brother,

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, who would become acting Chairman of the

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in San Francisco. He attended

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and

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.William H. Orrick, Jr.,
A Life in Public Service: California Politics, The Kennedy Administration and the Federal Bench
, an oral history conducted in 1987-1988 by Robert A. Van Nest, Esquire, Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 1989. He received a

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degree from

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in 1937, where he was a member of the

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Society. He attended

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from January to June 1938. He received a

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from the

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in 1941. He was in private practice of law in San Francisco from 1941 to 1942. He joined the

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in May 1942 and attended basic training

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, California. After basic training, he was assigned to the

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in San Francisco. He also served in Washington, D.C. and completed his service in June 1946 as a captain.

Career

He was in private practice of law in San Francisco from 1946 to 1961. He was an Assistant United States Attorney General of the Civil Division of the

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from 1961 to 1962. He was Deputy United States Undersecretary of State for Administration at the

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from 1962 to 1963. He was an Assistant United States Attorney General of the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice from 1963 to 1965. He was in private practice of law in San Francisco from 1965 to 1974.

Federal judicial service

On May 31, 1974, Orrick was nominated by President

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to a seat on the

vacated by Judge

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. Orrick was confirmed by the

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on June 21, 1974, and received his commission on July 8, 1974. He was the judge in the

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sentencing in 1976. He assumed senior status on October 31, 1985, serving in that status until his death.

Personal life

Orrick's first wife was Marion Naffziger, daughter of

Howard Christian Naffziger Howard Christian Naffziger (1884–1961) was an American neurosurgeon, noted for his invention of the orbital decompression procedure, to alleviate intraocular pressure that occurs in goiter and other conditions.William Orrick III William Horsley Orrick III (born May 15, 1953) is an American lawyer who serves as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. He had a long career as a lawyer in private pra ...

. Naffziger died in 1995, and Orrick later married Suzanne Rogers. Orrick died on August 14, 2003, in San Francisco.

References

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