William Canby, Jr.'s Biography
- Senior Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals - Ninth Circuit
Contact Information
Office
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Post Office Box 193939
San Francisco, CA 94119-3939
Full Name:
William Cameron Canby, Jr.
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
1931
Birth Place:
Saint Paul, MN
LLB, University of Minnesota, 1956
BA, Yale University, 1953
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Senior Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1996-present
Director, Office of Indian Law, Arizona State University College of Law
Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1980-1996
Professor of Law, Arizona State University, 1967-1980
Nominated by President Jimmy Carter, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, April 2, 1980
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, May 21, 1980
Visiting Professor, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, 1970-1971
Special Assistant, President Harris Wofford, State University of New York at Old Westbury, 1967
Director, Uganda, United States Peace Corps, 1964-1966
Deputy Director, Ethiopia, United States Peace Corps, 1963-1964
Associate Director, Ethiopia, United States Peace Corps, 1962-1963
Attorney, Private Practice, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 1959-1962
Law Clerk, Honorable Charles E. Whittaker, Supreme Court of the United States, 1958-1959
Lieutenant/Judge Advocate, United States Air Force, 1956-1958
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