David Williams (California)

This page is about the U.S. District Court judge for the Central District of California. For people with a similar name, see David Williams.

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David Williams

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Prior offices

United States District Court for the Central District of California

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Education

Bachelor's

University of California, Los Angeles, 1934

Law

University of Southern California, Gould School of Law, 1937

Personal

Birthplace

Atlanta, Ga.

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## Contents

* 1 Early life and education
* 2 Professional career
* 3 Judicial nominations and appointments
* 3.1 Central District of California
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

David Welford Williams (1910-2000) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Williams was nominated by President Richard Nixon on May 8, 1969, to a seat vacated by Peirson Hall; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 19, 1969, and received commission the next day. He assumed senior status on January 17, 1981. He served the Central District of California until his death on May 6, 2000. Williams was succeeded in this position by Edward Rafeedie.

## Early life and education[edit]

* University of California, Los Angeles, A.B., 1934
* University of Southern California Law School, LL.B., 1937

## Professional career[edit]

* Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1937-1955
* Judge, Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1956-1962
* Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court, 1962-1969
* Judge, Los Angeles County Grand Jury, 1965

## Judicial nominations and appointments[edit]

### Central District of California[edit]

Williams was nominated by President Richard Nixon on May 8, 1969, to a seat vacated by Peirson Hall;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on June 19, 1969, and received commission the next day. He assumed senior status on January 17, 1981. He served the Central District of California until his death on May 6, 2000. Williams was succeeded in this position by Edward Rafeedie.

## External links[edit]

* Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.

Political offices

Preceded by:
Peirson Hall | Central District of California
1969–1981
Seat #9  | Succeeded by:
Edward Rafeedie

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Federal judges who have served the United States District Court for the Central District of California

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Active judges|

Chief Judge: Philip Gutierrez • John Walter • Otis Wright • George Wu • Percy Anderson • Cormac Carney • David Carter (California) • Dale Fischer • Robert Klausner • Stephen V. Wilson • Fernando Olguin • Dolly Gee • Stanley Blumenfeld • Josephine Staton • Michael Fitzgerald (California) • Jesus Bernal • Sunshine S. Sykes • Fred W. Slaughter • André Birotte, Jr. • Sherilyn P. Garnett • Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong • Fernando Aenlle-Rocha • Mark Scarsi • John Holcomb (California)

Senior judges|

James Selna • Dean Pregerson • Valerie Baker Fairbank • Terry Hatter • William Duffy Keller • Virginia Phillips • Ronald Lew • Consuelo Marshall • Christina Snyder • John A. Kronstadt •

Magistrate judges|  Charles F. Eick • Paul Abrams • Jacqueline Chooljian • Alicia Rosenberg • Sheri Pym • John McDermott (California) • Jean Rosenbluth • Michael Wilner • Douglas McCormick • Alka Sagar • Kenly Kiya Kato • Louise A. LaMothe • Steve Kim (California) • Karen Stevenson • Karen Scott • John Early • Alexander MacKinnon • Rozella Oliver • Gail Standish • Maria Audero • Pedro Castillo • Shashi Kewalramani • Autumn Spaeth • Margo Rocconi • Patricia Donahue •
Former Article III judges|

Gilbert Jertberg • Carlos Moreno • Kim McLane Wardlaw • Alicemarie Stotler • Audrey Collins • Florence-Marie Cooper • Gary Feess • Andrew Guilford • Robert Kelleher • Stephen Larson • Spencer Letts • Howard Matz • Mariana Pfaelzer • S. James Otero • Manuel Real • George Schiavelli • Robert Takasugi • Harry Pregerson • Pamela Rymer • Richard Paez • Warren Ferguson • Cynthia Holcomb Hall • Ferdinand Francis Fernandez • Leon Rene Yankwich • Albert Lee Stephens, Jr. • Margaret Morrow • Lourdes Baird • Robert Bonner • William Byrne, Jr. • William Byrne, Sr. • Charles Carr • Thurmond Clarke • Elisha Crary • Jesse Curtis • John Davies • Robert Firth • Richard Gadbois • William Gray (California) • Peirson Hall • Andrew Hauk • Irving Hill • Harry Hupp • James Ideman • David Kenyon • Malcolm Lucas • Lawrence Lydick • Linda McLaughlin • Edward Rafeedie • William Rea • Gary L. Taylor • Dickran Tevrizian • Laughlin Waters • Francis Whelan • David Williams (California) • Jacqueline Nguyen • Beverly Reid O'Connell • Atsushi Wallace Tashima •

Former Chief judges|

Alicemarie Stotler • Cormac Carney • Terry Hatter • Virginia Phillips • George King • Consuelo Marshall • Manuel Real • Albert Lee Stephens, Jr. • William Byrne, Jr. • Thurmond Clarke • Andrew Hauk • Irving Hill •

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Federal judges nominated by Richard Nixon

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1969|

Adams • Barlow • Battin • Brooks • Burger • Carswell • Clark • Garth • Gibbons • Goodwin • Hannum • Herman • Ingraham • Kilkenny • Lane • Levin • MacKinnon • McFadden • Middlebrooks • Parker • Robb • Trask • Widener • Wilkins • Williams • Wright

1970|

Becker • Blackmun • Bogue • Bratcher • Bue • Conti • Cox • Ditter • Dupree • Eisele • Engel • Fay • Feikens • Fisher • Frey • Gorbey • Hill • Huyett • Kelleher • Kennedy • Kent • King • Kitchen • Knapp • Knox • Krupansky • McCune • McGarr • McWilliams • Mechem • J. Miller • W. Miller • Morton • Moye • Muir • O'Kelley • Oakes • Pell • Pointer • Pratt • Roney • Rosenn • Ross • Schnacke • Scott • Stapleton • Steger • Stevens • Teitelbaum • Thompson • Tjoflat • Toledo • Turrentine • Urbom • VanArtsdalen • Walinski • Wallace • Wangelin • Webster • Weis • Wellford • Wilkey • Winner • Wood

1971|

Alaimo • Allen • A. Anderson • J. Anderson • Barrett • Bauer • Bauman • Benson • Blair • Blatt • Boe • Brieant • Broderick • Bryan Jr. • Byrne • Campbell • Chapman • Choy • Contie • Costantino • DeMascio • Denney • Dier • Doyle • Field • Finesilver • Flannery • Freeman • Gagliardi • Goodwin • Gordon • Green • Gurfein • Hall • Hand • Hodges • Holden • Hunter • Kunzig • Lacey • Lucas • Lydick • Mansfield • McGovern • McLaren • McMillen • Mulligan • Murray • Neaher • Newcomer • Newman • Nielsen • O'Connor • Oakes • Pierce • Powell • Rehnquist • Renfrew • Richey • Rosen • Rubin • Russell • Scalera • Sharp • Sprecher • Stephenson • Stuart • Timbers • Tone • Sickle • Varner • R. West • Williams •

Young
1972|

Bechtle • Bennett • Burns • Campbell • Carter • Coffrin • Duffy • Enright • Foreman • Freedman • Griesa • Hermansdorfer • Joiner • Kashiwa • King • Knapp • Lively • Mahon • Markey • Neill • Owens • Pesquera • Roettger • Skopil, Jr. • Stewart • Tauro • Turk • Wallace • H. Ward • R. Ward • Widener

1973|

Biunno • Conner • Engel • Fogel • Garth • Gee • Guin • Hancock • Harvey • Marshall • Miller • Nangle • Owen • Reed • Schatz • Sharp • Skinner • Sneed • Snyder • Stern • Webster • Weis • Wood

1974|

Alsop • Duncan • Firth • Gurfein • Hill • Matsch • McGlynn • Meanor • Miles • Morris • Orrick • Platt • Porter • Schwartz • Stagg • Tone • Voorhees • Warren • Warriner • Werker