Northern District of California / Appointed 1971 / Served to 2008

Spencer Mortimer Williams

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1971 and confirmed by voice vote, Spencer Mortimer Williams was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. He earned a law degree from University of California, Berkeley, School of Jurisprudence in 1948. Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, July 29, 1971

Appointed by
Richard M. Nixon, 1971
Confirmed
by voice vote
Education
University of California, Los Angeles 1943 · University of California, Berkeley, School of Jurisprudence 1948
Succeeded by
Vaughn R. Walker
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
1971Northern District of CaliforniaNixon (R)voice

A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.

Education
Sources

36 years on the Northern District of California. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).