William Horsley Orrick Jr.
1915–2003 · San Francisco, CA
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California | Judge | Richard M. Nixon (Republican) | Jul 8, 1974 | Death, Aug 14, 2003 |
Education
- Yale University, B.A., 1937
- University of California, Berkeley, School of Jurisprudence, LL.B., 1941
Professional Career
Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1941-1942, 1946-1961, 1965-1974; U.S. Army, 1942-1946; Assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1961-1962, 1963-1965; Civil Division, 1961-1962; Antitrust Division, 1963-1965; Deputy undersecretary for administration, U.S. Department of State, 1962-1963
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 107 opinions from 1975 to 1996
- Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation v. Montana 1996
- Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation v. Jessup 1996
- Brinson v. Linda Rose Joint Venture 1995
- Micomonaco v. Washington 1995
- Lawny Lamar Browning v. Richard A. Vernon, Director Ron McKinsey 1995
- Shoshone-Bannock Tribes v. Fish & Game Commission, Idaho 1994
- Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation v. Mazurek 1994
- Janicki Logging Co. v. Bruce Mateer Dale Robertson 1994
- Devona Ferrel v. Ann Brown, Seattle District Director of Internal Revenue Timothy A. Towns, Chief, Collection Branch 1994
- United States v. Michael Valentine Rosi, AKA Michael Valentine Edwards, AKA Michael Valentine, AKA Michael Edwards, AKA Michael Valentine Rose 1994
- Howard L. Haupt v. T.D. Dillard, Robert Leonard Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department City of Las Vegas, Nevada and Clark County, Nevada 1994
- United States v. Basilio Castaneda, United States of America v. Rolando Quinonez, United States of America v. Luis Navarro Casillas 1994
- Edwards v. Healy 1993
- United States v. Christopher Frushon, United States of America v. Christopher Frushon 1993
- McKinney v. Rees 1993
- Thomas v. County of Los Angeles 1992
- New Kids on the Block v. News America Publishing, Inc. 1992
- Reddy v. Litton Industries, Inc. 1990
- Peer International Corp. v. Pausa Records, Inc. 1990
- United States v. Hardy Jones 1990
- Tyonek Native Corp. v. Cook Inlet Region, Inc. 1988
- A. Kemp Fisheries, Inc. v. Castle & Cooke, Inc. 1988
- Steven L. Brooks v. Larry Kincheloe 1988
- United States v. Richard W. Bogard 1988
- Marilyn Miller v. Rykoff-Sexton, Inc., and Atlas Hotels, Inc. 1988
- American International Underwriters, (Philippines), Inc., a Philippines Corporation v. The Continental Insurance Company, a New Hampshire Corporation 1988
- United States v. King Features Entertainment, Inc. 1988
- Sunshine Mining Company v. United Steelworkers of America, Afl-Cio, Clc and Local 5089, United Steelworkers of America 1987
- Bernice Sokol v. Jacob L. Bernstein, M.D. 1987
- Betty Jane Mitchell v. State of Idaho 1987
- Thomas J. Hard v. Burlington Northern Railroad 1987
- United States v. Manuel Martinez-Gallegos 1987
- Bernice Sokol v. Jacob L. Bernstein, M.D. 1986
- United States v. Rodolfo Echegoyen 1986
- League of Women Voters of California, and Pacifica Foundation, and Henry Waxman v. Federal Communications Commission 1986
- United States v. Leonard Seth Talley 1986
- United States v. Henry Leroy O'Brien 1986
- United States v. Jesus Avendano-Camacho 1986
- In the Matter of the Extradition of Jorge Gustavo Kraiselburd. United States of America v. Jorge Gustavo Kraiselburd 1986
- Elodia Figueroa-Rincon v. Immigration and Naturalization Service 1985
- Hamner v. Rios 1985
- United States v. Reinhold Sommerstedt 1985
- Elodia Figueroa-Rincon v. Immigration and Naturalization Service 1985
- United States v. John Albert Morlan 1985
- Barton Beek and Dorothy M. Beek v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Gerald T. And Anne Sparling v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1985
- United States v. Reinhold Sommerstedt 1985
- Jay W. Myhran v. Johns-Manville Corporation, and Fibreboard Corporation and Raymark Industries, Inc. 1984
- Ted L. Lindow v. United States 1984
- Robert A. Buss v. Western Airlines, Inc., a Corporation 1984
- Bettye H. Coats v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services 1984
- United States v. Agustin Garcia-Nunez, United States of America v. Charles Ray Benson 1983
- United States v. Harlan M. Balk, David Balk, Paul Patton, and Billy R. Carey, Defendants 1983
- Carpet Seaming Tape Licensing Corp. v. Best Seam Inc. 1982
- Lawrence Abram Benson, D.D.S. v. Arizona State Board of Dental Examiners 1982
- Ivey v. Board of Regents 1982
- Bank of California, of the Estate of Daisy Manning v. United States 1982
- Boddicker v. Arizona State Dental Ass'n 1982
- Rachael M. Bonilla v. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare 1982
- Marvin A. Allen v. United States Parole Commission 1982
- Columbia Power Trades Council v. United States Department of Energy, Bonneville Power Administration (Bpa), and Sterling Munro, as Bpa Administrator 1982
- Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Herman M. Greenspun and Barbara J. Greenspun 1982
- Juanita M. Patti v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services 1982
- United States v. Donald Crawford 1981
- Joseph Nevijel v. North Coast Life Insurance Co., a Washington Corporation 1981
- Rex Milton Rose v. Joseph C. Rinaldi 1981
- Idaho Migrant Council v. Board of Education 1981
- Whittaker v. Whittaker Corp. 1981
- Audon Vidal, Jr. v. Patricia R. Harris, Secretary of Health and Human Services 1981
- North Clackamas Community Hospital v. Harris 1980
- Berdelle Schmidkunz v. Scandinavian Airlines System, Kingdom of Denmark and Copenhagen Airports Authority 1980
- In Re the Select-A-Seat Corporation, an Arizona Corporation, Debtors. Fenix Cattle Company v. Warren M. Silver, Trustee 1980
- United States v. Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co. 1980
- Carpet Seaming Tape Licensing Corp. v. Best Seam Inc. 1980
- United States v. Curtis-Nevada Mines, Inc., and Robert Curtis 1980
- United States v. Danuario Reyes 1979
- Los Angeles Paper Bag Company v. James Talcott, Inc., a New York Corporation 1979
- James A. Sowers v. State Board of Equalization of the State of California 1979
- United States v. Robert A. Morgan 1979
- National Labor Relations Board v. Morse Shoe, Inc. 1979
- National Labor Relations Board v. Mercy Hospitals of Sacramento, Inc. 1979
- Hambre Hombre Enterprises, Inc., D/B/A Panchito's v. National Labor Relations Board 1978
- United States v. Donald Wayne Rich A/k/a, Lyle Lunceford 1978
- Polynesian Cultural Center, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board 1978
- Jane W. Holbrook and First National Bank of Arizona, Co-Executors of the Estate of William Wraith, Jr., Deceased v. United States 1978
- United States v. Edgar F. X. Shields 1978
- Antonio Luis Pereira-Diaz v. Immigration and Naturalization Service 1977
- United States v. Robert Lee Jamerson 1977
- Phelps Dodge Corporation, a New York Corp. v. State of Arizona, State Land Department, and Andrew L. Bettwy, State Land Commissioner 1977
- United States v. James Joseph Testa, United States of America v. Edward Epstein 1977
- Buck Knives, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board 1977
- National Labor Relations Board v. Stockton Door Co., Inc. 1976
- Tisnado v. United States 1976
- National Labor Relations Board v. Robertson Industries 1976
- United States v. Calhoun 1976
- United States v. John Michael Harris 1976
- Lolita I. Alvarez v. District Director of the U. S. Immigration and Naturalization Service 1976
- United States v. Wilbur Walker, United States of America v. Floyd Taylor 1976
- United States v. Eric Paul Durcan 1976
- United States v. Donald Eugene Banks 1976
- Robert Muh v. Newburger, Loeb & Co., Inc., a Delaware Corporation, and Does I Through Xx 1976