William Percival Gray (March 26, 1912 – February 10, 1992) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
William Percival Gray
California Central District Court
Born 1912 in Los Angeles, CA
Died 1992 in Pasadena, CA
FJC ID: 905
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 3/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 14/year
California Southern District Court · 1966–1966California Central District Court · 1966–1992
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Los Angeles, California1940–1941, 1945–1966
Special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States1958–1964
U.S. Army lieutenant colonel1941–1945
Law clerk , Hon. Harold M. Stephens · 1939–1940
Appointments
1966–1992 (None (reassignment))Term ended: Death
1966–1966 · Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)Term ended: Reassignment
Education
LL.B. · 1939- University of California, Los AngelesA.B. · 1934