William Cameron Canby Jr.
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1980 and confirmed by voice vote, William Cameron Canby Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Minnesota Law School in 1956. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1931 · age 95
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1980
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Yale 1953 · University of Minnesota Law School 1956
- Succeeded
- Ozell Miller Trask
- Succeeded by
- Barry G. Silverman
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Ninth Circuit succeeded Ozell Miller Trask | Carter (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Yale University | B.A. | 1953 |
| University of Minnesota Law School | LL.B. | 1956 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Canby authored 10 published opinions for the court (2008–2010). Most cited: Diaz v. Eagle Produce Ltd. Partnership (405 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Diaz v. Eagle Produce Ltd. Partnership | 521 F.3d 1201 | 405 |
| 2008 | United States v. 14.02 Acres of Land More or Less in Fresno County | 547 F.3d 943 | 143 |
| 2010 | Mindys Cosmetics, Inc. v. Dakar | 611 F.3d 590 | 102 |
| 2008 | United States v. 14.02 Acres of Land More or Less | 530 F.3d 883 | 32 |
| 2008 | Houston v. Schomig | 533 F.3d 1076 | 27 |
| 2009 | Delgado v. Holder | 563 F.3d 863 | 26 |
| 2008 | United States v. 87.98 Acres of Land More or Less | 530 F.3d 899 | 21 |
| 2008 | Alali-Amin v. Mukasey | 523 F.3d 1039 | 16 |
| 2008 | Lazaro v. Mukasey | 527 F.3d 977 | 12 |
| 2008 | Delgado v. Mukasey | 546 F.3d 1017 | 9 |
Showing the 10 most-cited of 10 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed William Cameron Canby Jr.?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed William Cameron Canby Jr. to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1980.
- Was William Cameron Canby Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- William Cameron Canby Jr. was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was William Cameron Canby Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- William Cameron Canby Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on May 21, 1980. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is William Cameron Canby Jr. on?
- William Cameron Canby Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: US Government Website (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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46 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).