William Austin Ingram
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William Austin Ingram was a United States federal judge
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Born in Jeffersonville, Indiana
Ingram was a U.S. Marine Corps Reserve during World War II
, from 1943 to 1946. He received an LL.B. from the University of Louisville School of Law in 1950. Hewas in private practice in San Francisco, California
from 1951 to 1955. He was in private practice in San Jose, California
from 1955 to 1969. He was a Deputy district attorney of Santa Clara County, California from 1955 to 1957. He was a judge on the Municipal Court, Mountain View Judicial District, Palo Alto, California from 1969 to 1971. In 1971, Ingram was appointed to the Superior Court bench in Santa Clara County by California Governor Ronald Reagan
. He served there until 1976.
Ingram was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
. Ingram was nominated by President Gerald Ford
on June 2, 1976, to a seat vacated by Alfonso J. Zirpoli. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
on July 23, 1976, and received his commission the same day. He served as chief judge from 1988-1990. He assumed senior status
on November 15, 1990. Ingram served in that capacity until May 26, 2002, due to his death.
He died in Menlo Park, California
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United States federal judge
In the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....
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Born in Jeffersonville, Indiana
Jeffersonville, Indiana
Jeffersonville is a city in Clark County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. Locally, the city is often referred to by the abbreviated name Jeff. It is directly across the Ohio River to the north of Louisville, Kentucky along I-65. The population was 44,953 at the 2010 census...
Ingram was a U.S. Marine Corps Reserve during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, from 1943 to 1946. He received an LL.B. from the University of Louisville School of Law in 1950. Hewas in private practice in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
from 1951 to 1955. He was in private practice in San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
from 1955 to 1969. He was a Deputy district attorney of Santa Clara County, California from 1955 to 1957. He was a judge on the Municipal Court, Mountain View Judicial District, Palo Alto, California from 1969 to 1971. In 1971, Ingram was appointed to the Superior Court bench in Santa Clara County by California Governor Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
. He served there until 1976.
Ingram was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
United States District Court for the Northern District of California
The United States District Court for the Northern District of California is the federal United States district court whose jurisdiction comprises following counties of California: Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San...
. Ingram was nominated by President Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford
Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974...
on June 2, 1976, to a seat vacated by Alfonso J. Zirpoli. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
on July 23, 1976, and received his commission the same day. He served as chief judge from 1988-1990. He assumed senior status
Senior status
Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges, and judges in some state court systems. After federal judges have reached a certain combination of age and years of service on the federal courts, they are allowed to assume senior status...
on November 15, 1990. Ingram served in that capacity until May 26, 2002, due to his death.
He died in Menlo Park, California
Menlo Park, California
Menlo Park, California is a city at the eastern edge of San Mateo County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, in the United States. It is bordered by San Francisco Bay on the north and east; East Palo Alto, Palo Alto, and Stanford to the south; Atherton, North Fair Oaks, and Redwood City...
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