Sherrill Halbert

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Sherrill Halbert

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices
United States District Court for the Northern District of California

United States District Court for the Eastern District of California

Education

Bachelor's

University of California, Berkeley, 1924

Law

University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, 1927

Personal
Birthplace
Terra Bella, Calif.


Sherrill Halbert (1901-1991) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.

Halbert was nominated to the Northern District of California by President Dwight Eisenhower on August 19, 1954, to a seat vacated by Dal Millington Lemmon; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 20, 1954, and received his commission on August 26, 1954. He served the Northern District of California until he was assigned to the Eastern District of California on September 18, 1966. He assumed senior status on September 30, 1969. He served the Eastern District of California until his death on May 31, 1991. Halbert was succeeded in this position by Philip Wilkins.

Early life and education

  • University of California, Berkeley, A.B., 1924
  • University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, J.D., 1927

Professional career

  • Private practice, Porterville, California, 1927-1941
  • Chief deputy district attorney, County of Tulare, California, 1927-1936
  • Deputy state attorney general, California, 1942
  • Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1942-1944
  • Private practice, Modesto, California, 1944-1949
  • Chief deputy district attorney, County of Stanislaus, California, 1944-1949
  • District attorney, County of Stanislaus, California, 1949
  • Judge, Superior Court of California, 1949-1954

Judicial career

Eastern District of California

Halbert was nominated to the Northern District of California by President Dwight Eisenhower on August 19, 1954, to a seat vacated by Dal Millington Lemmon; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 20, 1954, and received his commission on August 26, 1954.[1] He served the Northern District of California until he was assigned to the Eastern District of California on September 18, 1966. He assumed senior status on September 30, 1969. He served the Eastern District of California until his death on May 31, 1991. Halbert was succeeded in this position by Philip Wilkins.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by:
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Eastern District of California
1966–1969
Seat #3
Succeeded by:
Philip Wilkins
Preceded by:
Dal Lemmon
Northern District of California
1954–1966
Succeeded by:
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