William Austin Ingram

William Austin Ingram
William Austin Ingram
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
	In office; November 15, 1990 – May 26, 2002
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
	In office; 1988–1990
Preceded by	Robert Francis Peckham
Succeeded by	Thelton Henderson
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
	In office; July 23, 1976 – November 15, 1990
Appointed by	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	Alfonso Zirpoli
Succeeded by	Saundra Brown Armstrong
Personal details
Born	William Austin Ingram; July 6, 1924; Jeffersonville, Indiana
Died	May 26, 2002 (aged 77); Menlo Park, California
Education	University of Louisville School of Law (LL.B.)

William Austin Ingram (July 6, 1924 – May 26, 2002) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

Education and career

Born in Jeffersonville, Indiana, Ingram served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve during World War II, from 1943 to 1946. He received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Louisville School of Law in 1950, and was in private practice in San Francisco, California from 1951 to 1955, and in San Jose, California from 1955 to 1969. He was a deputy district attorney of Santa Clara County, California from 1955 to 1957. He served as a judge of the Municipal Court for the Mountain View Judicial District in Palo Alto, California from 1969 to 1971. In 1971, Ingram was appointed to the Superior Court bench in Santa Clara County by California Governor Ronald Reagan.^[1] He served there until 1976.^[2]

On June 2, 1976, Ingram was nominated by President Gerald Ford to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California vacated by Judge Alfonso Zirpoli. Ingram was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 23, 1976, and received his commission the same day. He served as Chief Judge from 1988 to 1990, assuming senior status on November 15, 1990. Ingram served in that capacity until his death on May 26, 2002, in Menlo Park, California.^[2]

^ "Magee Judge Named". New York Times. New York, New York. June 3, 1973. p. 26. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
^ ^a ^b William Austin Ingram at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Alfonso Zirpoli	Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California 1976–1990	Succeeded by Saundra Brown Armstrong
Preceded by Robert Francis Peckham	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California 1988–1990	Succeeded by Thelton Henderson