William Horsley Orrick, Jr.

How are you related to William Horsley Orrick, Jr.?

Connect to the World Family Tree to find out

William Horsley Orrick, Jr.'s Geni Profile

Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love

  • Build your family tree online
  • Share photos and videos
  • Smart Matching™ technology
  • Free!

William Horsley Orrick, Jr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States
Death: August 14, 2003 (87)
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of William Horsley Orrick, Sr. and Mary Orrick
Husband of Private and Marion Orrick
Father of William Horsley Orrick, III; Private and Private
Brother of Andrew Downey Orrick

Managed by: Alex Bickle
Last Updated:
view all

Immediate Family

About William Horsley Orrick, Jr.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Horsley_Orrick,_Jr%2E

William Horsley Orrick, Jr. (October 10, 1915 – August 14, 2003) was a United States federal judge.

Orrick was born on October 10, 1915 in San Francisco, California to William Horsley Orrick, Sr.. He had a brother, Andrew Downey Orrick, former Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He received a B.A. from Yale University in 1937, where he was a member of the Skull and Bones Society. He received an LL.B. from the University of California, Berkeley at the Boalt Hall School of Law in 1941. He was in private practice of law in San Francisco from 1941 to 1942. He was in the United States Army from 1942 to 1946. He was in private practice of law in San Francisco from 1946 to 1961. He was an assistant U.S. Attorney general of Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice from 1961 to 1962. He was a Deputy U.S. undersecretary of state for administration, U.S. Department of State from 1962 to 1963. He was an assistant U.S. Attorney general of Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice from 1963 to 1965. He was in private practice of law in San Francisco from 1965 to 1974.

On May 31, 1974, Orrick was nominated by President Richard M. Nixon to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California vacated by William T. Sweigert. Orrick was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 21, 1974, and received his commission on July 8, 1974. He was the judge in the Patty Hearst sentencing in 1976. He assumed senior status on October 31, 1985.

Orrick's first wife was Marion Naffziger, daughter of Howard Christian Naffziger. She and Orrick had three children, Mary Louise, Marion, and William H. Orrick III. Naffziger died in 1995, and Orrick later married Suzanne Rogers. He died on August 14, 2003 in San Francisco.

view all

William Horsley Orrick, Jr.'s Timeline

1915
October 10, 1915
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States
1953
May 15, 1953
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States
2003
August 14, 2003
Age 87
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States