William Byrne, Sr.
William Matthew Byrne, Sr. (1896-1974) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California and the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Byrne received a recess appointment from President Harry Truman to the Southern District of California on September 27, 1950, to a seat vacated by James O'Connor; nominated on November 27, 1950; he was confirmed by the Senate on December 13, 1950, and received commission on December 21, 1950. From 1965-1966, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on June 30, 1966. He served the Southern District of California until he was assigned to the Central District of California on September 18, 1966. He served the Central District of California until his death on March 9, 1974.
Early life and education
- Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, CA, LL.B., 1929
Professional career
- U.S. Navy, 1917-1919
- Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1929-1943
- Member, California State Assembly, 1925-1931
- Speaker pro tem, 1927-1931
- Judge, Los Angeles Municipal Court, California, 1943-1948
- Judge, Superior Court of California, 1948-1950
Judicial career
Southern District of California
Byrne received a recess appointment from President Harry Truman to the Southern District of California on September 27, 1950, to a seat vacated by James O'Connor; nominated on November 27, 1950; he was confirmed by the Senate on December 13, 1950, and received commission on December 21, 1950. From 1965-1966, he served as the chief judge.[1] He assumed senior status on June 30, 1966. He served the Southern District of California until he was assigned to the Central District of California on September 18, 1966. He served the Central District of California until his death on March 9, 1974.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: James O'Connor |
Southern District of California 1966–1974 Seat #2T |
Succeeded by: Andrew Hauk
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Dana Sabraw • Janis Sammartino • Cathy Bencivengo • Cynthia A. Bashant • Ruth Bermudez Montenegro • Andrew Schopler • James Simmons (California) • Todd Robinson (California) • Linda Lopez (California) • Jinsook Ohta • Robert Huie | ||
| Senior judges |
Michael Anello • Roger Benitez • William Hayes • Thomas Whelan • John Houston (California) • Barry Moskowitz • Jeffrey Miller • James Lorenz • Marilyn Huff • Anthony J. Battaglia • Gonzalo Curiel • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Barbara Major • William Gallo • Karen Crawford • Bernard Skomal • Jill L. Burkhardt • Mitchell D. Dembin • Michael Berg (federal magistrate judge) • Allison Goddard • Daniel Butcher (California) • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Erskine Mayo Ross • James Marshall Carter • Ogden Hoffman • James McHall Jones • Isaac Stockton Keith Ogier • Fletcher Mathews Haight • Olin Wellborn • Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe • Oscar Trippet • William James • Irma Gonzalez (federal judge) • Rudi Brewster • Gordon Thompson • Larry Burns • Napoleon Jones • Edward Henning • Paul John McCormick • John Clifford Wallace • George Cosgrave • Harry Aaron Hollzer • Albert Lee Stephens, Sr. • Leon Rene Yankwich • Ralph Jenney • Campbell Beaumont • Albert Lee Stephens, Jr. • William Byrne, Sr. • Charles Carr • Thurmond Clarke • Elisha Crary • Jesse Curtis • William Gray (California) • Peirson Hall • Andrew Hauk • Irving Hill • Reuben Brooks • Leo Papas • Francis Whelan • Earl Gilliam • Lawrence Irving • Judith Keep • Fred Kunzel • William Mathes • Leland Nielsen • James O'Connor (California) • John Rhoades • Edward Schwartz • Ernest Tolin • Jacob Weinberger • Harry Westover • Howard Turrentine • Benjamin Harrison (Federal Judge) • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
James Marshall Carter • Irma Gonzalez (federal judge) • Gordon Thompson • Larry Burns • Marilyn Huff • Paul John McCormick • Leon Rene Yankwich • William Byrne, Sr. • Thurmond Clarke • Peirson Hall • Judith Keep • Fred Kunzel • William Mathes • Edward Schwartz • Howard Turrentine • Benjamin Harrison (Federal Judge) • | ||
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| 1945 |
Burton • Clark • Donovan • Gilliam • Gourley • Holtzoff • Koscinski • Madden • Mathes • Mellott • S. Miller • W. Miller • Mollison • O'Connell • Orr • Prettyman • Rice | ||
| 1946 |
Curran • Driver • Follmer • Harris • Kalodner • Kampf • Keech • Levin • Lynne • McGranery • Murphy • Rodney • Scarlett • Shelbourne • Speakman • Starr • Vinson • Weinberger | ||
| 1947 |
Bryan, Sr. • Christenberry • Clifford • Collet • Dooley • Harper • Howell • Johnson • Jones • Lemmon • Medina • Rayfiel • Ryan • Thomason | ||
| 1948 |
Harper • Henderson • Johnson • Kaufman • Proctor • Rao • Stephens • Tamm | ||
| 1949 |
Allred • Andrews • Bazelon • Borah • Burns • Carter • Clark • Clary • Conger • Connally • Duffy • Erskine • Fahy • Finnegan • Foley • Ford • Gibson • Grim • Hastie • Hatch • Hill • Hooper • Kaufman • Kirkland • Lindley • Matthews • McCarthy • McGohey • McLaughlin • Minton • Murray • Noonan • Pickett • Platt • Pope • Ritter • Russell • Solomon • Sugarman • Swaim • Switzer • Taylor • Tehan • Thornton • Warlick • Washington • Westover • Wright | ||
| 1950 |
Bastian • Byrne, Sr. • Carter • Knous • Marsh • Murphy • Simpson • Staley • Steckler • Strum • Wallace • Weinfeld • Whitehurst • Worley | ||
| 1951 |
Dimock • Edelstein • Hartigan • Hartshorne • Leahy • Lindberg • McNamee • Medina • Modarelli • Murphy • Perry • Rives • Sheehy • Sloan • Stewart • Thomas • Tolin • Youngdahl | ||
| 1952 | |||
