Spencer Mortimer Williams

Judge Spencer Mortimer Williams

Personal

Birthday:

2/24/1922

Birthplace:

Reading, MA

Date of Death:

1/3/2008

Place of Death:

Carmichael, CA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Navy lieutenant junior grade, 1943-1946
Private practice, San Jose, California, 1948-1949
Deputy county counsel, Santa Clara County, California, 1949-1950
U.S. Naval Reserve lieutenant, 1950-1952
County counsel, Santa Clara County, California, 1952-1966
Secretary, California State Human Relations Agency, 1967-1970
Private practice, Sacramento and San Jose, California, 1970-1971

Education

Name of School:

University of California, Los Angeles

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1943

Name of School - Second:

University of California Berkeley School of Law

Berkeley Law is a community of thinkers and doers exuberantly engaged in life. We are one of the nation's premier law schools, located at one of the world's great universities, in one of the most vibrant places on the planet. At Berkeley Law, we are committed to absolute top-tier education and scholarship. And we are equally committed to using our substantial intellectual capital to help solve real-world problems and to create a more just society. One of our distinguishing features is the extraordinary degree to which our students and faculty partner with people beyond the school: identifying challenges, creating alliances, solving problems, and sparking change.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1948

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Northern District of California

Court Name:

California Northern District Court

President Nominating:

Richard M. Nixon

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

7/29/1971

Retirement from Active Service:

2/24/1987

Termination Date:

1/3/2008

Termination Reason:

Death