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Peckham, Robert Francis

Born November 3, 1920, in San Francisco, CA
Died February 16, 1993, in Palo Alto, CA

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Nominated by Lyndon B. Johnson on September 9, 1966, to a new seat authorized by 80 Stat. 75. Confirmed by the Senate on October 20, 1966, and received commission on November 3, 1966. Served as chief judge, 1976-1988. Assumed senior status on November 11, 1988. Service terminated on February 16, 1993, due to death.

Education:
Yale University
Stanford University, A.B., 1941
Stanford Law School, LL.B., 1945

Professional Career:

Private practice, Palo Alto and Sunnyvale, California, 1946-1948, 1953-1959
Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of California, 1948-1953; chief assistant, Criminal Division, 1952-1953
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, 1959-1966; presiding judge, 1961-1963, 1965-1966
Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1987-1990

Oral History

Peckham, Robert F. "Reflections from the Federal Bench." Panel discussion on May 5, 1988, in San Jose, California. Heafey Law Library, Santa Clara University Law School, Santa Clara, California, 1988. Videotape, 89 minutes.

Peckham, Robert F. "The Honorable Robert F. Peckham, 1920-1993: His Legal, Political, and Judicial Life." Interviews conducted 1992-1995 by Carole Hicke and Leah McGarrigle. Northern California U.S. District Court Oral History Series, Regional Oral History Office, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 1995. Transcript, 338 pages.