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William Haskell Alsup

William Haskell Alsup

California Northern District Court

Born 1945 in Jackson, MS

FJC ID: 2827

William Haskell Alsup (born June 27, 1945) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as senior United States district judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. He was appointed to the Northern District of California in 1999 by President Bill Clinton and assumed senior status in 2021.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, San Francisco, California
    1972–1978, 1980–1998, 1998–1999
  2. Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice
    Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice
    Special counsel · 1998
  3. U.S. Department of Justice
    U.S. Department of Justice
    Assistant to the solicitor general · 1978–1980
  4. Supreme Court of the United States

Appointments

  1. California Northern District Court
    1999–2021 · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)

Education

  1. Harvard Law School
    J.D. · 1971
  2. Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government
    M.P.P. · 1971
  3. Mississippi State University
    B.S. · 1967