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William A. Fletcher

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998

William A. Fletcher , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The Senate voted 57–41 on the nomination on Oct 8, 1998 (Nomination Confirmed). William Alan Fletcher (born June 6, 1945) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Appointed by President Bill Clinton, Fletcher was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 1998. Fletcher is a professor emeritus at the UC Berkeley School of Law, where he teaches federal courts.

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Senate confirmation votes

  • United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit
    105th Congress · Nomination Confirmed    57–41 · Oct 8, 1998

Education

  • Harvard CollegeB.A., 1968
  • University of OxfordB.A., 1970
  • Yale Law SchoolJ.D., 1975

Career

U.S. Navy lieutenant, 1970-1972; Law clerk, Hon. Stanley A. Weigel, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 1975-1976; Law clerk, Hon. William J. Brennan, Jr., Supreme Court of the United States, 1976-1977; Professor of law, University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, 1977-1998

Biography

William Alan Fletcher (born June 6, 1945) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Appointed by President Bill Clinton, Fletcher was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 1998. Fletcher is a professor emeritus at the UC Berkeley School of Law, where he teaches federal courts.

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