William Lee Dwyer

Personal

Birthday: 
3/26/1929
Birthplace: 
Olympia, WA
Date of Death: 
2/12/2002
Place of Death: 
Seattle, WA
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

U.S. Army lieutenant, JAG Corps, 1953-1956
Law clerk, Supreme Court of the State of Washington, 1957
Private practice, Seattle, Washington, 1957-1987

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, September 26, 1986; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School: 
University of Washington
Degree: 
B.S.
Degree Year: 
1951
Name of School - Second: 

New York University School of Law

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Degree - Second: 
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second: 
1953

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Western District of Washington
Court Name: 

Washington Western District Court

President Nominating: 
Ronald Reagan
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
11/6/1987
Retirement from Active Service: 
12/1/1998
Termination Date: 
2/12/2002
Termination Reason: 
Death