Role Judge Name William Shubb | ||
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Education University of California, Berkeley, UC Berkeley School of Law | ||
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William B. Shubb (born 1938) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.
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- Judge William B Shubb Controversy US District Court Eastern District of California US District Judge William Shubb Sacramento Federal Court
- Education and career
- Federal judicial service
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Education and career
Born in Oakland, California, Shubb received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1960 and a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law in 1963. He was a law clerk for Judge Sherrill Halbert of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California from 1963 to 1965. He was an Assistant United States Attorney of the Eastern District of California from 1965 to 1971. He was the Chief Assistant United States Attorney of Eastern District of California from 1971 to 1974. He was in private practice in Sacramento, California from 1974 to 1980. He was the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California from 1980 to 1981. He was in private practice in Sacramento from 1981 to 1990.
Federal judicial service
On August 3, 1990, Shubb was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California vacated by Judge Raul Anthony Ramirez. Shubb was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 28, 1990, and received his commission on October 1, 1990. He served as Chief Judge from 1996 to 2003, assuming senior status on November 1, 2004.