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Sweigert, William Thomas

Born October 13, 1900, in San Jose, CA
Died February 16, 1983

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Nominated by Dwight D. Eisenhower on April 23, 1959, to a seat vacated by Edward P. Murphy. Confirmed by the Senate on September 14, 1959, and received commission on September 21, 1959. Assumed senior status on November 30, 1973. Service terminated on February 16, 1983, due to death.

Education:
St. Ignatius College (now University of San Francisco), A.B., 1921
St. Ignatius College (now Univ. of San Francisco) School of Law, LL.B., 1923

Professional Career:

Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1923-1940
Lecturer, University of San Francisco School of Law, 1925-1932
Assistant attorney general (later chief assistant attorney general), State of California, 1940-1942
Executive secretary, Gov. Earl Warren, California, 1943-
Judge, San Francisco [California] Municipal Court, 1949
Judge, Superior Court of California, City and County of San Francisco, 1949-1959

Oral History

Sweigert, William T. "Administration and Ethics in the Governor's Office and the Courts, California, 1939-1975." Interviews conducted by Amelia R. Fry. Earl Warren Oral History Project, Northern California U.S. District Court Series, Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 1987. Transcript, 236 pages.