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William Cary Van Fleet

William Cary Van Fleet

California Northern District Court

Born 1852 in Maumee City, OH

Died 1923

FJC ID: 2442

William Cary Van Fleet (March 24, 1852 – September 3, 1923) was an associate justice of the California Supreme Court and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Supreme Court of California
    Justice · 1894–1899
  2. Superior Court of California
    Judge · 1884–1892
  3. California State Prisons
    Director · 1883–1884
  4. California
    State assemblyman · 1881–1882
  5. Sacramento County, California
    Assistant district attorney · 1878–1879

Appointments

  1. California Northern District Court
    1907–1923 · Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. Read law
    1873